Elk Lake, San Juan Mountains, Hinsdale County, Colorado

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    The beauty of Elk Lake is reason enough to stop by. The San Juan Mountains scenery is always beautiful. Elk Lake gets a normal amount of yearly precipitation; August is when you get the most rain here while June is usually the driest month. And if that's not enough, there's lots more to do in the neighborhood of Elk Lake. You can catch a glimpse of Mesa Lato from Elk Lake, and camping at Elk Lake is great fun, Lost Trail Campground is a great local campground.
 
   You'll in fact wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the fun stuff in the San Juan Mountains. The skiing at Silverton is magnificent. That right there is a lot of enjoyable things already but it goes on, the San Juan Mountains has it all. If you're here, you might as well stop at Canon Paso, and the Devil Mountain Trail is a magnificent hiking trail nearby. Near Elk Lake you find the Whitehead Trail which is a pleasant hiking trail; a wonderful site for  
               whitewater paddling is Rio Grande.
Get your pulse rate up on the brilliant whitewater of Vallecito Creek, and a lake nearby is Blue Lake. Summertime highs at Elk Lake generally tend to be in the 70's, and throughout the night it cools down to the 30's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 30's with winter lows in the-10's overnight here at Elk Lake. This lake is so wonderful. Elk Lake is a splendid spot to camp, Thirtymile Campground is a splendid spot, and on a brilliant day you can take a hike along the Fern Creek Stock Driveway.

 
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Current weather conditions at Elk Lake, San Juan Mountains, Hinsdale County, Colorado
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Local climate location: SILVERTON 6 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.61028
Longitude: -107.3736

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These outdoors activities are available near Elk Lake.
 Hotels Near Elk Lake:
Fairfield Pagosa Resort, Pagosa Springs, 28 miles away
Econo Lodge Pagosa Springs, Pagosa Springs, 28 miles away
Pagosa Lodge, Pagosa Springs, 28 miles away
Cascade Village, Durango, 30 miles away
Comfort Inn Ouray, Ouray, 30 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Elk Lake:
Lost Trail Campground, Hinsdale County, 9 miles away
Thirtymile Campground, Hinsdale County, 10 miles away
Teal Campground, Hinsdale County, 11 miles away
River Hill Campground, Hinsdale County, 12 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Elk Lake:
Silverton, Colorado, 23 miles away
      3000 vertical feet
Kendall Mountain, Colorado, 23 miles away
      400 vertical feet
Wolf Creek, Colorado, 28 miles away
      1604 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Elk Lake:
Vallecito Creek, La Plata CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class V+ - 1 miles long (1 mile above Vallecito Campground)
Rio Grande, Hinsdale CountyCounty, 15 miles away
      Class III-IV - 8 miles long (Rio Grande Reservoir to 12 miles above Creede)
Piedra River, Hinsdale/ Archuleta CountyCounty, 17 miles away
      Class II-IV - 12 miles long (Upper Piedra Campground to 1st Fork Bridge)
 National Parks Near Elk Lake:
Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec - NM, 60 miles away
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 70 miles away
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 70 miles away
 Trails Near Elk Lake:
Fern Creek Stock Driveway, Hinsdale County, 13 miles away
Devil Mountain Trail, Archuleta County, 17 miles away
Whitehead Trail, San Juan County, 19 miles away
 Lakes Near Elk Lake:
Blue Lake, Hinsdale CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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