Morton Lake, Sawatch Range, Lake County, Colorado

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     This lake is so wonderful. Go for a hike on the Main Range Trail, and everyone close by loves skiing at Vail. Morton Lake is fine enough to spend more than a day at, Sugar Loafin' RV/campground is a fine local campground, and a great place for whitewater paddling is Arkansas River. Morton Lake is a beautiful lake in the Sawatch Range.
Hiking is a popular thing to do around Morton Lake; Mount Massive Trail is a good local trail, and a pretty lake like Rainbow
 
   Lake is a pleasant spot to pop by. But wait, there's more cool things to do in the Sawatch Range. You can run the rapids of Homestake Creek next to Morton Lake; an afternoon playing golf at MT Massive Golf Course is always a bliss. So much fun stuff to do at Morton Lake, so little time. If you're here, you might as well visit Gleason Gulch, and let's not forget North Fork West Tennessee Creek which is a stream that you may stumble upon while you're here.
 
               This spot rules, just look at all the cool things to do in the neighborhood of Morton Lake. You'll come across a beautiful lake called Home Lake near Morton Lake. Summertime highs at Morton Lake commonly tend to be in the 70's, and throughout summer nights temperatures are in the 40's. Through the winter the highs are typically in the 30's while Morton Lake overnight low temperatures throughout the winter are in the 0's. Dry warm beds await you at Silver King Inn; magnificent hiking is available along the Highline Trail.
Morton Lake is pretty dehydrated typically; the month of August is the wettest with most of the rain, and February on the other hand is the driest. Having a great time in the Sawatch Range is trouble-free. The skiing at Ski Cooper is delightful, and Tennessee Park is a tremendous spot. This lake is so wonderful. If you need a spot to stay Super 8 Motel - Leadville is a good choice. There's so much to do here at Morton Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Belle of Colorado Campground is a glorious spot for that.

 
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Current weather conditions at Morton Lake, Sawatch Range, Lake County, Colorado
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Local climate location: MEREDITH 8 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.32333
Longitude: -106.3508

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These outdoors activities are available near Morton Lake.
 Hotels Near Morton Lake:
Silver King Inn, Leadville, 5 miles away
Super 8 Motel - Leadville, Leadville, 5 miles away
Delaware Hotel, Leadville, 6 miles away
The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch, Avon, 6 miles away
Homestake Condominiums, Vail, 11 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Morton Lake:
Belle of Colorado Campground, Lake County, 3 miles away
Sugar Loafin' RV/campground, Leadville, 4 miles away
Colorado Outward Bound, Leadville, 6 miles away
Leadville Rv Corral, Leadville, 6 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Morton Lake:
Ski Cooper, Colorado, 6 miles away
      1200 vertical feet
Vail, Colorado, 16 miles away
      3450 vertical feet
Copper Mountain, Colorado, 16 miles away
      2601 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Morton Lake:
Homestake Creek, Eagle CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class V - 0.25 miles long (1/4 mile above confluence with Eagle River)
Arkansas River, Lake/ Chaffee CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class I-II - 18 miles long (Leadville to Granite)
Arkansas River, Chaffee CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class IV-V - 6 miles long (Granite to Numbers Launch Site)
 National Parks Near Morton Lake:
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 50 miles away
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 50 miles away
 Trails Near Morton Lake:
Main Range Trail, Lake County, 4 miles away
Highline Trail, Lake County, 9 miles away
Mount Massive Trail, Lake County, 10 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Morton Lake:
MT Massive Golf Course, Leadville, 4 miles away
 Lakes Near Morton Lake:
Rainbow Lake, Lake CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Home Lake, Lake CountyCounty, 0 miles away

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