Emerald Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Hinsdale County, Colorado     User input for Emerald Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Hinsdale County, Colorado: Be the first to submit input for Emerald Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        Get dripping wet paddling on Piedra River, and a lake nearby is Dollar Lake. Through the days of summer here at Emerald Lake, high temperatures generally reach the 70's. Once the sun is down it drops down to the 40's. Daytime highs throughout the wintertime are in the 30's with temperatures at Emerald Lake dipping down into the 0's through winter nights. Not much rain falls here at Emerald Lake; August is when you get the most rain here; the driest of the months       is June. This is no spot for people who don’t like to have fun. Whitewater paddling is great on Vallecito Creek, and the Whitehead Trail is a nice hiking trail nearby. Yep, outdoors entertaining stuff truly is bountiful here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Camping at Vallecito Campground is always a splendid experience, and Emerald Lake is close to Hell Canyon which is unquestionably worth stopping at. This lake is located in the wonderful San Juan                  and Jemez Mountains. Little Emerald Lake is a nearby lake that you could take a look at, and if the weather is wonderful, you can go for a hike along the Pine-Piedra Stock Driveway. If you want a nice time in the great outdoors just come on up to the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Head up to Silverton and strap some skis to your feet. This lake is so wonderful. Emerald Lake is tremendous enough to spend more than a day at, Pine River Campground is a tremendous local campground, and nearby you locate the Devil Mountain Trail which is a nice hiking trail.   Keyah Grande Resort, Pagosa Springs 25 miles away Keyah Grande - An exclusive getaway. A Spanish-inspired gem, intimately nestled within 4,200 acres of pristine mountain wilderness, in the heart of Colorados San Juan Mountains. The eight guest suites... Lodge at Tamarron, Durango 26 miles away As of September 1st 2007, The Lodge at Tamarron has completed a million and a half dollar renovation to the common areas of the Lodge. The Lodge at Tamarron offers charming condominiums on a large res... Current weather conditions at Emerald Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Hinsdale County, Colorado Local climate location: TELLURIDE 3 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 37.55361 Longitude: -107.4453 San Juan and Jemez Mountains Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. San Juan and Jemez Mountains Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. 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Colorado Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Colorado.     These outdoors activities are available near Emerald Lake.   Hotels Near Emerald Lake: Keyah Grande Resort, Pagosa Springs, 25 miles away Lodge at Tamarron, Durango, 26 miles away Purgatory Village Condominium Hotel, Durango, 26 miles away Purgatory Lodge by Durango Mountain Resorts, Durango, 26 miles away Cascade Village, Durango, 26 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Emerald Lake: Pine River Campground, La Plata County, 7 miles away Vallecito Campground, La Plata County, 8 miles away Blue Spruce Trailer Park, Bayfield, 9 miles away Five Branches Camper Park, Bayfield, 10 miles away   Ski Areas Near Emerald Lake: Silverton, Colorado, 21 miles away       3000 vertical feet Kendall Mountain, Colorado, 21 miles away       400 vertical feet Wolf Creek, Colorado, 30 miles away       1604 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Emerald Lake: Vallecito Creek, La Plata CountyCounty, 7 miles away       Class V+ - 1 miles long (1 mile above Vallecito Campground) Piedra River, Hinsdale/ Archuleta CountyCounty, 16 miles away       Class II-IV - 12 miles long (Upper Piedra Campground to 1st Fork Bridge)   National Parks Near Emerald Lake: Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec - NM, 54 miles away Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 69 miles away Yucca House National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 69 miles away   Trails Near Emerald Lake: Pine-Piedra Stock Driveway, Hinsdale County, 16 miles away Whitehead Trail, San Juan County, 16 miles away Devil Mountain Trail, Archuleta County, 17 miles away   Lakes Near Emerald Lake: Little Emerald Lake, Hinsdale CountyCounty, 1 miles away Dollar Lake, Hinsdale CountyCounty, 1 miles away