Emerald Lake, San Juan Mountains, Hinsdale County, Colorado

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     The beauty of Emerald Lake attracts many people from all around. The Devil Mountain Trail offers hiking at its best; you can run the rapids of Vallecito Creek. Don't leave Emerald Lake without first going for a hike along the Pine-Piedra Stock Driveway; you'll stumble on a picturesque lake called Dollar Lake. Life's too short to enjoy all the exciting things close to Emerald Lake. There's brilliant hiking along the Whitehead Trail, and Piedra River is a good whitewater  
   spot nearby.
Whohoo, so many exciting things in one place! The San Juan Mountains is excellent! If you need a location to stay Wits End is a fine choice. Emerald Lake is one of the lakes here in the San Juan Mountains. It is very dehydrated here at Emerald Lake typically; during the month of August you get the most rain around here, and June meanwhile is the driest month.
This lake is so wonderful. Vallecito Campground is a perfect campground here,
 
               and if you're here, you might as well explore Hell Canyon. Now, you may assume that's plenty but there's even more enjoyable things to do here in the San Juan Mountains. If you came for an overnight stay Pine River Campground is a brilliant site to camp, and dry warm beds await you at Grimes Creek Resort. High temperatures at Emerald Lake all through the warm days of summer are in the 70's with night lows in the 40's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 30's, and after the sun is down all through the winter temperatures at Emerald Lake fall into the 0's.

 
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Local climate location: TELLURIDE 3 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.55361
Longitude: -107.4453

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These outdoors activities are available near Emerald Lake.
 Hotels Near Emerald Lake:
Grimes Creek Resort, Bayfield, 9 miles away
Wits End, Bayfield, 10 miles away
Bear Paw Lodge, Bayfield, 10 miles away
Lone Wolf Lodge, Bayfield, 10 miles away
Horseman's Lodge, Bayfield, 17 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:
Dollar Lake, Hinsdale CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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