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    If you like lakes and you're in this part of Colorado you can check out Mount Elbert Forebay. This lake is so wonderful. Clear Creek has a great whitewater paddling spot nearby; if you came to camp Lake View Campground is a splendid site to do that. If the weather is good here at Mount Elbert Forebay, you can go for a hike along the Mount Massive Trail. Lakes? Sure, Cozart Reservoir is close at hand. All the outdoors fun things near Mount Elbert Forebay will  
   keep you coming back time and again. Hiking along the Main Range Trail is delightful fun, and the best way to spend a winter day is on the slopes of nearby Ski Cooper.
Mount Elbert Forebay is located in the Sawatch Range. This lake is so wonderful. There are other locations here than Mount Elbert Forebay, for example Lily Pond, and camping at White Star Campground is always a great experience. Mount Elbert Forebay is pretty waterless typically; through
 
               the month of August you get the most rain around here, and the driest of the months is February.
Through the long summer days at Mount Elbert Forebay temperatures are typically in the 70's while night lows are regularly in the 40's. The winter brings highs down to the 30's, and nighttime lows at Mount Elbert Forebay during the winter generally dip into the 0's. If you don't mind getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Arkansas River, and why not a little side journey to Box Creek. Dry warm beds await you at Delaware Hotel.
But wait, there's more enjoyable things to do in the Sawatch Range. Going for a hike along the Mount Elbert Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this vicinity, and Mount Elbert Forebay is right next door to Bartlett Gulch which is undeniably worth going to. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Sawatch Range. Very wonderful water scenery is available at Mount Elbert Forebay Dam next to Mount Elbert Forebay; Super 8 Motel - Leadville is a brilliant location to get some rest.

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


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Latitude: 39.11056
Longitude: -106.3558

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 Hotels Near Mount Elbert Forebay:
Super 8 Motel - Leadville, Leadville, 8 miles away
Delaware Hotel, Leadville, 9 miles away
Silver King Inn, Leadville, 9 miles away
The Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch, Avon, 16 miles away
Best Western Vista Inn, Buena Vista, 21 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Mount Elbert Forebay:
Lake View Campground, Lake County, 1 miles away
White Star Campground, Lake County, 1 miles away
Halfmoon Campground, Lake County, 4 miles away
Parry Peak Campground, Lake County, 4 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Mount Elbert Forebay:
Ski Cooper, Colorado, 6 miles away
      1200 vertical feet
Copper Mountain, Colorado, 24 miles away
      2601 vertical feet
Vail, Colorado, 27 miles away
      3450 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Mount Elbert Forebay:
Arkansas River, Lake/ Chaffee CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class I-II - 18 miles long (Leadville to Granite)
Clear Creek, Chaffee CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class V - 3.3 miles long (to Arkansas River)
Lake Creek, Lake CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class V+ - 9 miles long (Graham Gulch to 1/4 mi east of Monitor Gulch)
 National Parks Near Mount Elbert Forebay:
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 40 miles away
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 40 miles away
 Trails Near Mount Elbert Forebay:
Main Range Trail, Lake County, 2 miles away
Mount Elbert Trail, Lake County, 4 miles away
Mount Massive Trail, Lake County, 8 miles away
 Lakes Near Mount Elbert Forebay:
Cozart Reservoir, Lake CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Lily Pond, Lake CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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