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If you are in this part of Colorado make sure to pay a visit to Emerald Lake. There's so much to do here at Emerald Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Transfer Park Campground is a great site for that; the view of Lime Mesa is delightful. Hiking along the Deer Park Trail is brilliant fun; whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then, we recommend Canyon Creek. So much cool stuff to do here in the San Juan Mountains, too glorious
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| | to be true. Lakes are pleasant; Pear Lake is a lake that's close to Emerald Lake, and dry warm beds await you at Cascade Village.
Man, is there a lot of exciting things to do in the San Juan Mountains. If you want to explore some exciting stuff, explore Overlook Point, and Emerald Lake is right by the Whitehead Trail. Emerald Lake is pretty dried out regularly; August is when you get the most rain here, and June on the other hand is the driest. This lake is | |
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so wonderful. Head up to Silverton and strap some skis to your feet, and you can stay the night at Bear Creek Campground.
The snow is great at Kendall Mountain. This spot rocks, just explore all the exciting things to do near
Emerald Lake. Some of the water close by flows, like New York Creek, and if you need a place to stay Purgatory Village Condominium Hotel is a glorious choice. For the duration of the warmest time of the year highs here at Emerald
Lake reach the 70's, and all through summer nights temperatures are in the 40's. During the winter the highs are frequently in the 30's, and overnight lows through the wintertime for Emerald Lake tend to be in the 0's.
The San
Juan Mountains scenery is always beautiful. This lake is so wonderful. There are some tremendous whitewater spots on Animas River; you can have a good hiking adventure along the Highline Trail.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.59167
Longitude: -107.6672
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| These outdoors activities are available near Emerald Lake. |
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| | Ski Areas Near Emerald Lake:
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Silverton, Colorado, 12 miles away
3000 vertical feet |
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Telluride, Colorado, 22 miles away
3530 vertical feet |
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Animas River, San Juan/ La Plata CountyCounty, 6 miles away
Class IV-V - 24.2 miles long (Silverton to Tacoma) |
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Canyon Creek, La Plata CountyCounty, 8 miles away
Class V+ - 3 miles long (to Animas River) |
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Lime Creek, -blank- CountyCounty, 8 miles away
Class V+ - 3 miles long (1st Gorge) |
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Pear Lake, La Plata CountyCounty, 1 miles away |
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10 miles away
