Heart Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Hinsdale County, Colorado

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     Heart Lake is a beautiful lake in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Around Heart Lake you don’t get a lot of rainfall; most of the rain falls during August; June is when it's the driest. Summer brings highs in the 70's to Heart Lake. Summer nighttime lows sink down to the 50's. All through the wintertime this place gets highs in the 30's, and through the dark hours in the winter at Heart Lake temperatures descend to the 10's.
This lake is so wonderful. The
 
   Big Blue Trail is a magnificent hiking trail near Heart Lake, and whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then, we recommend Henson Creek. Just can't get enough of the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. If the weather is fine here at Heart Lake, you can go for a hike along the Fern Creek Stock Driveway; if you came for an overnight stay Mill Creek Campground is a great place to camp. And if that's not sufficient there's a heap more cool things  
               to do in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Very beautiful scenery and nice skiing is what you get at Silverton.
Don't forget to take a magnificent little spree to West Lost Trail Creek, and camping is available at Lost Trail Campground. This is no place for people who don’t like to enjoy themselves. You could also explore Love Lake while you're here at Heart Lake; it's nearby, and there is a pleasant hiking trail nearby called the Ridge Stock Driveway. Looking for something close to Heart Lake? Lost Lake Reservoir Number 1 is in the neighborhood; get your heart pumping on the delightful whitewater of Rio Grande.

 
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Current weather conditions at Heart Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Hinsdale County, Colorado
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Local climate location: OURAY 10 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.82556
Longitude: -107.3414

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These outdoors activities are available near Heart Lake.
 Hotels Near Heart Lake:
Comfort Inn Ouray, Ouray, 25 miles away
St.Elmo Hotel, Ouray, 25 miles away
Ouray Chalet Inn, Ouray, 25 miles away
Best Western Twin Peaks Lodge & Hot Springs, Ouray, 25 miles away
The Ice House Lodge, Telluride, 33 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Heart Lake:
Lost Trail Campground, Hinsdale County, 3 miles away
Mill Creek Campground, Hinsdale County, 5 miles away
Castle Lakes Campground Resort, Lake City, 6 miles away
River Fork Camper Park, Lake City, 6 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Heart Lake:
Silverton, Colorado, 22 miles away
      3000 vertical feet
Kendall Mountain, Colorado, 22 miles away
      400 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Heart Lake:
Henson Creek, Hinsdale CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class IV-V - 6.7 miles long (Above Nellie Creek to 1/2 mile from Lake City)
Rio Grande, Hinsdale CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class III-IV - 8 miles long (Rio Grande Reservoir to 12 miles above Creede)
Lake Fork Gunnison River, Hinsdale/Gunnison CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class III - 3.6 miles long (Lake City Town Run)
 National Parks Near Heart Lake:
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 61 miles away
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 61 miles away
 Trails Near Heart Lake:
Fern Creek Stock Driveway, Hinsdale County, 13 miles away
Big Blue Trail, Hinsdale County, 16 miles away
Ridge Stock Driveway, Gunnison County, 17 miles away
 Lakes Near Heart Lake:
Love Lake, Mineral CountyCounty, 3 miles away
Lost Lake Reservoir Number 1, Hinsdale CountyCounty, 5 miles away

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