James Peak Lake, Front Range, Gilpin County, Colorado

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    If you like lakes and you're in this part of Colorado you can check out James Peak Lake. This lake is so wonderful. Stewart Lake Dam has great water scenery and it's near James Peak Lake, and you can hit the slopes at Berthoud Pass nearby. Boulder Creek has a good whitewater paddling spot nearby, and if you need a place to stay Iron Horse Resort is a brilliant choice. James Peak Lake is a beautiful lake in the Front Range.
If you want a magnificent time
 
   in the great outdoors just come on up to the Front Range. A lake close by is Loch Lomond, and you can go for a hike on the Guinn Mountain Ski Trail. This lake is so wonderful. There's no such thing as a bad day of skiing at nearby Winter Park, of course you could also pop by Reynolds Lake since you're here; it's not far at all. Near James Peak Lake you discover the James Peak Lake Trail which is a pleasant hiking trail, and a magnificent site to camp here at  
               James Peak Lake is Midland Campground.
Now, you may assume that's a heap but there's even more amusing stuff to do here at James Peak Lake. If you don't mind getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Clear Creek - West Fork; going for a hike on the South Boulder Creek Trail is always a great adventure. If the weather is lovely, you get a great sight of Mount Bancroft from James Peak Lake; a magnificent spot to stop by is Rogers Pass. James Peak Lake is a location that is relatively arid commonly; through August this area sees the most rain, and February meanwhile is the driest month.
Not enough hours in a day to enjoy this place. The warmest time of the year brings highs in the 70's to James Peak Lake, and through the night it cools down to the 40's. Daytime highs all through the winter are in the 20's, and throughout the dark hours in the winter at James Peak Lake temperatures plunge to the 0's. These mountains rock, just explore all the cool stuff to do in the Front Range. A great close by hotel is Zephyr Mountain Lodge, and James Peak Lake is perfect enough to spend more than a day at, Mountain Meadow Camp Grounds is a perfect local campground.

 
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Current weather conditions at James Peak Lake, Front Range, Gilpin County, Colorado
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Local climate location: GRAND LAKE 17 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.85528
Longitude: -105.6753

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These outdoors activities are available near James Peak Lake.
 Hotels Near James Peak Lake:
Iron Horse Resort, Winter Park, 6 miles away
Zephyr Mountain Lodge, Winter Park, 6 miles away
Beaver Village Condominiums, Winter Park, 6 miles away
Frasers Crossing Founders Point, Winter Park, 7 miles away
Winter Park Mountain Lodge, Winter Park, 7 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near James Peak Lake:
Mountain Meadow Camp Grounds, Empire, 5 miles away
Midland Campground, Grand County, 5 miles away
Spruce Lodge Campground, Grand County, 5 miles away
Robbers Roost Campground, Grand County, 6 miles away
 Ski Areas Near James Peak Lake:
Winter Park, Colorado, 7 miles away
      3060 vertical feet
Berthoud Pass, Colorado, 11 miles away
      1630 vertical feet
Arapahoe Basin, Colorado, 18 miles away
      2270 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near James Peak Lake:
Clear Creek - West Fork, Clear Creek CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class V - 1 miles long (Coors Falls to Gunshot)
Boulder Creek, Boulder CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class V - 2.5 miles long (Gun Shy to Jasper Creek)
Clear Creek, Clear Creek CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class III-IV - 5.5 miles long (Lawson to Idaho Springs)
 National Parks Near James Peak Lake:
Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park - CO, 29 miles away
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant - CO, 59 miles away
 Trails Near James Peak Lake:
James Peak Lake Trail, Gilpin County, 1 miles away
South Boulder Creek Trail, Gilpin County, 2 miles away
Guinn Mountain Ski Trail, Boulder County, 5 miles away
 Lakes Near James Peak Lake:
Loch Lomond, Clear Creek CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Reynolds Lake, Clear Creek CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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