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     Hanging Lake is a nice lake to visit. There's glorious hiking along the High Trail; since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always visit nearby Hopkins Reservoir. This lake is so wonderful. If you need a location to stay Hotel Colorado is a good choice; why not a little side spree to Cinnamon Creek.
Get yourself into a kayak and hit Grizzly Creek. There's so much to do here at Hanging Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Glenwood Canyon
 
   Resort is a nice spot for that. High temperatures at Hanging Lake during the summer months are in the 80's. During the dark hours of summer temperatures plunge down into the 50's. High temperatures during the wintertime are normally in the 30's, and overnight lows in the 0's for Hanging Lake. Around Hanging Lake you don’t get a lot of rainfall; October is when you get the most rain here, and the driest of the months is February.
This lake is so wonderful.
 
               Good hiking is available along the Blue Creek Trail; you'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Sunlight Mountain if you're here. What a spot this is for outdoors folks. Dry warm beds await you at The Hotel Denver, and if you're here, you might as well check out Devils Hole Canyon. This is a magnificent neighborhood for people who like lakes. Green Lake is a lake around here. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Hanging Lake has to offer, you can camp at Coffee Pot Spring Campground.
If you come at the right time of year, Roaring Fork offers some delightful whitewater, and there's some exciting stuff to observe at Shoshone Dam in the vicinity of Hanging Lake.

 
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Hotel Colorado, Glenwood Springs
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Current weather conditions at Hanging Lake, Garfield County, Colorado
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Local climate location: GLENWOOD SPRINGS 13 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.60167
Longitude: -107.1914

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These outdoors activities are available near Hanging Lake.
 Hotels Near Hanging Lake:
The Hotel Denver, Glenwood Springs, 10 miles away
Hotel Colorado, Glenwood Springs, 10 miles away
Caravan Inn, Glenwood Springs, 10 miles away
Ramada Inn, Glenwood Springs, 10 miles away
Best Western Antlers, Glenwood Springs, 10 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Hanging Lake:
Coffee Pot Spring Campground, Garfield County, 4 miles away
Glenwood Canyon Resort, Glenwood Springs, 7 miles away
Rock Gardens Mobile Home Park, Glenwood Springs, 7 miles away
East Fork - White River National Forest, Glenwood Springs, 10 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Hanging Lake:
Sunlight Mountain, Colorado, 11 miles away
      2010 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Hanging Lake:
Grizzly Creek, Garfield CountyCounty, 5 miles away
      Class IV-V - 1 miles long (1 mile up trail to Grizzly Creek Rest Area)
Roaring Fork, Pitkin/Garfield CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class II+(III) - 6.2 miles long (Black Bridge to Veltus Park)
Sweetwater Creek, Eagle CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class III-IV - 4.5 miles long (Pine Valley Ranch to Anderson Camp)
 Trails Near Hanging Lake:
Blue Creek Trail, Eagle County, 13 miles away
High Trail, Eagle County, 19 miles away
 Lakes Near Hanging Lake:
Green Lake, Garfield CountyCounty, 3 miles away
Hopkins Reservoir, Garfield CountyCounty, 4 miles away

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