Little Emerald Lake, San Juan Mountains, Hinsdale County, Colorado

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    Go to Little Emerald Lake if you want to go to a nice lake. You could also pop by Dollar Lake while you're here at Little Emerald Lake; it's nearby; glide down the rapids of Piedra River in a kayak. And if that's not enough there's loads more exciting stuff to do in the San Juan Mountains. Just can't get enough of the San Juan Mountains. If you came for an overnight stay Pine River Campground is a magnificent location to camp, and Little Emerald Lake is right  
   by the Pine-Piedra Stock Driveway.
Now, you may imagine that's plenty but there's even more entertaining stuff to do here at Little Emerald Lake. Hiking along the Whitehead Trail is good fun, and do take a hike on the Devil Mountain Trail. Little Emerald Lake is one of the lakes here in the San Juan Mountains. Summertime highs at Little Emerald Lake mostly tend to be in the 70's, and all through the night it cools down to the 40's. The winter comes with highs
 
               in the 30's with winter lows in the 0's overnight here at Little Emerald Lake.
Skiing at Silverton is one of those things you just have to do, and you could always look at Hell Canyon. This lake is so wonderful. Get dripping wet paddling on Vallecito Creek; Vallecito Campground is a great campground here. It is very dried out here at Little Emerald Lake ordinarily; the month of August is the wettest with most of the rain, and the driest month is June.

 
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Current weather conditions at Little Emerald Lake, San Juan Mountains, Hinsdale County, Colorado
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Local climate location: TELLURIDE 3 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.54389
Longitude: -107.4431

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These outdoors activities are available near Little Emerald Lake.
 Hotels Near Little Emerald Lake:
Keyah Grande Resort, Pagosa Springs, 25 miles away
Lodge at Tamarron, Durango, 26 miles away
Cascade Village, Durango, 26 miles away
Tamarron Resort, Durango, 26 miles away
Purgatory Village Condominium Hotel, Silverton, 26 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Little 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 Little Emerald Lake:
Silverton, Colorado, 21 miles away
      3000 vertical feet
Kendall Mountain, Colorado, 21 miles away
      400 vertical feet
Wolf Creek, Colorado, 29 miles away
      1604 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Little 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, 15 miles away
      Class II-IV - 12 miles long (Upper Piedra Campground to 1st Fork Bridge)
 National Parks Near Little 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 Little Emerald Lake:
Pine-Piedra Stock Driveway, Hinsdale County, 16 miles away
Devil Mountain Trail, Archuleta County, 17 miles away
Whitehead Trail, San Juan County, 17 miles away
 Lakes Near Little Emerald Lake:
Dollar Lake, Hinsdale CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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