Crater Lake, Pitkin County, Colorado

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     The best way to spend a winter day is on the slopes of close by Aspen Mountain, and from Crater Lake you obtain a splendid panorama of Maroon Peak. Aspen Highlands is a very popular ski area in the neighborhood, and Buckskin Pass is another delightful place to explore nearby. This lake is so wonderful. While you're here at Crater Lake you can take a hike along the Trail Riders Trail; whitewater paddling is brilliant on Crystal River - North Fork. There's so  
   much to do here at Crater Lake that you need to camp here for a while, East Maroon Portal Campground is a magnificent place for that; if the weather is delightful, you can go for a hike along the Granite Basin Trail.
You'll need more than a day to explore everything Crater Lake has to offer, you can camp at Maroon Lake Campground, and dry warm beds await you at Timberline Condominiums. Crater Lake is pretty dry typically; August is the month that gets the
 
               most rain, and February is the month with the least moisture. Crater Lake really is in the middle of a pretty outdoors paradise. While you're here at Crater Lake, you could also go to beautiful Maroon Lake; East River has a great whitewater paddling spot nearby.
This lake is so wonderful. If you need a location to stay Laurelwood Condominiums is a nice choice, and you're sure to encounter some fine folks from Edwards here. You just can't envision the amount of outdoors entertaining stuff the area in the neighborhood of Crater Lake has to offer. During the warm days of summer here at Crater Lake, high temperatures typically reach the 70's. Once the sun is down it plunges down to the 40's. For the period of the winter highs are generally in the 30's with temperatures at Crater Lake dipping down into the-10's through winter nights.
You'll come across a charming lake called Willow Lake near Crater Lake, and the Blue Creek Trail is a good hiking trail nearby.

 
Timberline Condominiums, Snowmass Village
6 miles away
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Laurelwood Condominiums, Snowmass Village
7 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Crater Lake, Pitkin County, Colorado
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Local climate location: TWIN LAKES RESERVOIR 16 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.08528
Longitude: -106.9669

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These outdoors activities are available near Crater Lake.
 Hotels Near Crater Lake:
Timberline Condominiums, Snowmass Village, 6 miles away
Laurelwood Condominiums, Snowmass Village, 7 miles away
Village Property Condos, Snowmass Village, 7 miles away
The Silvertree Hotel, Snowmass Village, 7 miles away
Wildwood Lodge, Snowmass Village, 7 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Crater Lake:
Maroon Lake Campground, Pitkin County, 2 miles away
East Maroon Portal Campground, Pitkin County, 2 miles away
West Maroon Portal Campground, Pitkin County, 5 miles away
Maroon Creek Campground 4, Pitkin County, 5 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Crater Lake:
Aspen Highlands, Colorado, 12 miles away
      3635 vertical feet
Aspen Mountain, Colorado, 12 miles away
      3267 vertical feet
Buttermilk, Colorado, 12 miles away
      2030 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Crater Lake:
East River, Gunnison CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class IV - 0.75 miles long (Gothic Bridge to above Stupid Falls)
Crystal River - North Fork, Gunnison CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class V+ - 0.65 miles long (to scree slope)
Daisy Creek, Gunnison CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class V - 1 miles long (40' Waterfall to confluence with Slate River)
 National Parks Near Crater Lake:
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 42 miles away
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 42 miles away
 Trails Near Crater Lake:
Trail Riders Trail, Gunnison County, 6 miles away
Granite Basin Trail, Gunnison County, 18 miles away
Blue Creek Trail, Eagle County, 19 miles away
 Lakes Near Crater Lake:
Willow Lake, Pitkin CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Maroon Lake, Pitkin CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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