Blue Lakes, Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains, Ouray County, Colorado     User input for Blue Lakes, Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains, Ouray County, Colorado: Be the first to submit input for Blue Lakes. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        While you're here at Blue Lakes you can take a hike along the Dallas Trail, and if you don't mind getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Mineral Creek - South. If you fancy the outdoors you'll fancy it here in the Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains. San Miguel River is a glorious whitewater spot in close proximity to Blue Lakes, and you can hit the slopes at Silverton nearby. Around Blue Lakes you don’t get a lot of precipitation; the month of July       is the wettest with most of the rain, and June meanwhile is the driest month. This lake is one of the great places here in the Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains. This lake is so wonderful. After a long day outdoors The Hotel Telluride is a delightful location to spend a night or two, and if you're here and you like golf, you can have a look at Telluride Ski & Golf Club. Blue Lakes really is in the middle of a pretty outdoors paradise. If you get bored of Blue Lakes,                  you could also have a look at close by Thorne Lake. This location, the Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains, has so much outdoors entertaining things. The vista of scenic Dallas Peak near Blue Lakes is good, and a lake close by is Silver Lake. Have a good hiking adventure along the Deep Creek Trail; camping is available at Ouray Koa Kampground. What a place this is for outdoors folks. A perfect location to camp here at Blue Lakes is Sunshine Campground, and there's no such thing as a bad day of skiing at nearby Telluride. For the period of the warmest time of the year, highs generally are in the 80's at Blue Lakes while overnight lows are generally in the 50's. For the period of the winter highs are in the 30's, and overnight lows at Blue Lakes through the wintertime mostly fall into the 10's. Dry warm beds await you at The Victorian Inn, and hiking along the Blue Lakes Trail is delightful fun. This lake is so wonderful. Blue Lake Pass is a great spot to stop at close by, and Mill Creek Basin is a tremendous location.   The Hotel Telluride, Telluride 3 miles away The Hotel Telluride is a luxury boutiuque four-star hotel on the west end of Telluride Colorado; just four blocks from the Gondola and steps away from the nightlife and restaurants of historic downto... The Victorian Inn, Telluride 3 miles away Charming style blends beautifully with Tellurides turn of the century architecture. Located just 1 block from Historic Main Street- shops- restaurants and free gondola- all of our rooms are tastefull... Current weather conditions at Blue Lakes, Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains, Ouray County, Colorado Local climate location: MONTROSE 24 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 38.00083 Longitude: -107.8103 Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains. Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains. Colorado Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Colorado Ouray County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Ouray County Books about Blue Lakes List of books available on Amazon.com about Blue Lakes, Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains, Ouray County, Colorado. Outdoors Recreation Near Montrose, Colorado Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Montrose, Colorado, the metro area neareast to Blue Lakes. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Colorado Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Colorado.     These outdoors activities are available near Blue Lakes.   Hotels Near Blue Lakes: The Hotel Telluride, Telluride, 3 miles away The Victorian Inn, Telluride, 3 miles away The San Sophia Inn And Condominiums, Telluride, 3 miles away The River Club, Telluride, 4 miles away Camel's Garden, Telluride, 4 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Blue Lakes: Sunshine Campground, San Miguel County, 8 miles away Ouray Koa Kampground, Ouray, 9 miles away Riverwood Inn and RV Park, Ophir, 9 miles away Polly's Motel Car wash, Ouray, 9 miles away   Ski Areas Near Blue Lakes: Telluride, Colorado, 5 miles away       3530 vertical feet Silverton, Colorado, 14 miles away       3000 vertical feet Kendall Mountain, Colorado, 14 miles away       400 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Blue Lakes: San Miguel River, San Miguel/ Montrose CountyCounty, 11 miles away       Class III - 7.3 miles long (Silverpick Road to Fall Creek Road) Mineral Creek - South, -blank- CountyCounty, 13 miles away       Class V+ - 0.5 miles long (Above South Mineral Camp Ground) Lime Creek, -blank- CountyCounty, 17 miles away       Class V+ - 3 miles long (1st Gorge)   National Parks Near Blue Lakes: Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 57 miles away Yucca House National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 57 miles away Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec - NM, 64 miles away   Trails Near Blue Lakes: Blue Lakes Trail, Ouray County, 1 miles away Deep Creek Trail, San Miguel County, 3 miles away Dallas Trail, Ouray County, 4 miles away   Golf Courses Near Blue Lakes: Telluride Ski & Golf Club, Telluride, 4 miles away   Lakes Near Blue Lakes: Thorne Lake, San Miguel CountyCounty, 4 miles away Silver Lake, San Miguel CountyCounty, 5 miles away