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Go to Crystal Lake if you want to go to a nice lake. Crystal Lake gets very little rainfall; of all the months in a year August is the one with the most rain; the driest month is June. You should positively visit Mother Cline Slide if you're here at Crystal Lake, and Kendall Mountain has pleasant slopes and a friendly staff. Albany Gulch is a fine site to have a look at close by, and hey, Climax Creek is a nice local stream.
There's delightful hiking along
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Now, you may assume that's a lot but there's even more enjoyable stuff to do here at Crystal Lake. A good location like Half Moon Basin here at Crystal Lake is too good to miss; Box Canyon Lodge & Hot Springs
is a good place to get some rest. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy this place. Camping at Crystal Lake is delightful fun, Ouray Koa Kampground is a delightful local campground. The scenery at Full Moon Dam in the vicinity of Crystal
Lake is striking, and don't leave Crystal Lake without first going for a hike along the Greyhound Pack Trail.
This lake is so wonderful. If you need a site to stay Best Western Twin Peaks Motel is a tremendous choice, and get
your heart pumping on the pleasant whitewater of Mineral Creek - South. This lake is so wonderful. Good hiking is available along the Bear Creek Trail, and great skiing awaits you at Silverton.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.95972
Longitude: -107.6625
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Silverton, Colorado, 8 miles away
3000 vertical feet |
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Telluride, Colorado, 13 miles away
3530 vertical feet |
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Mineral Creek - South, -blank- CountyCounty, 9 miles away
Class V+ - 0.5 miles long (Above South Mineral Camp Ground) |
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Lime Creek, -blank- CountyCounty, 15 miles away
Class V+ - 3 miles long (1st Gorge) |
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Animas River, San Juan/ La Plata CountyCounty, 17 miles away
Class IV-V - 24.2 miles long (Silverton to Tacoma) |
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