Porphyry Lake, Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains, San Juan County, Colorado     User input for Porphyry Lake, Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains, San Juan County, Colorado: Be the first to submit input for Porphyry Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        Everybody nearby loves skiing at Telluride; if you need a site to stay The Ice House Lodge is a great choice. Porphyry Lake is a tremendous location to visit for more than one day, South Mineral Campground is a tremendous location to camp nearby; hey, Gotta ski right? Silverton is a splendid spot to do that. Life's too short to enjoy all the exciting things in the Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains. The Greyhound Pack Trail is a good hiking trail close to Porphyry       Lake, and a striking lake like Mud Lake is a pleasant location to have a look at. The Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains scenery is always beautiful. So many exciting things to do here at Porphyry Lake, too splendid to be true. Whitewater paddling is great on Lime Creek, and lakes are such calm spots, why not pop by Bullion King Lake. At Porphyry Lake you don’t see much precipitation; of all the months in a year July is the one with the most rain; the driest month                  is June. Near Porphyry Lake you come across the Weehawken Pack Trail which is a tremendous hiking trail, and Ingram Peak is uncomplicated to spot from Porphyry Lake. This lake is so wonderful. A pleasant tour to Bridal Veil Basin is a glorious way to spend an afternoon; on a magnificent day you can take a hike along the Brooklyn Trail. This lake is so wonderful. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Porphyry Lake has to offer, you can camp at Molas Lake Park; there's some interesting stuff to distinguish at Bridal Veil Dam next to Porphyry Lake. Yeah, come here to Porphyry Lake for a great time. A short trip to Chattanooga Hot Spring is always worthwhile, and golf can be played at Telluride Ski & Golf Club. And that's not all there is to do here in the Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains. For the duration of the summer at Porphyry Lake highs are mostly in the 70's, and the overnight is fairly cooler of course, regularly in the 50's. The winter comes with highs in the 30's; overnight lows in the 10's for Porphyry Lake. So many entertaining things in the Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains, just fantastic. A great close by hotel is Camel's Garden, and Mineral Creek - South has a brilliant whitewater paddling spot nearby.   The Ice House Lodge, Telluride 5 miles away Telluride Hotels feature Ice House Lodge and Condominiums. The Ice House Lodge and Condominiums is a Telluride Resort and one of the best locations for Hotels in Telluride Colorado... Camel's Garden, Telluride 5 miles away Located in one of the most spectacular mountain settings anywhere Telluride offers the perfect vacation for any season. Named after one of the regions historical sites the Camels Garden Hotel is ideal... Current weather conditions at Porphyry Lake, Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains, San Juan County, Colorado Local climate location: OURAY 25 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 37.88806 Longitude: -107.7511 Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains. Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains. Colorado Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Colorado San Juan County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in San Juan County Books about Porphyry Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Porphyry Lake, Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains, San Juan County, Colorado. Outdoors Recreation Near Durango, Colorado Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Durango, Colorado, the metro area neareast to Porphyry Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Colorado Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Colorado.     These outdoors activities are available near Porphyry Lake.   Hotels Near Porphyry Lake: The Ice House Lodge, Telluride, 5 miles away Camel's Garden, Telluride, 5 miles away Hotel Columbia, Telluride, 5 miles away The San Sophia Inn And Condominiums, Telluride, 5 miles away The Victorian Inn, Telluride, 5 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Porphyry Lake: South Mineral Campground, San Juan County, 5 miles away Molas Lake Park, Silverton, 6 miles away Red Mountain Motel and RV Park, Silverton, 7 miles away Silverton Lakes Campground, Silverton, 7 miles away   Ski Areas Near Porphyry Lake: Telluride, Colorado, 7 miles away       3530 vertical feet Silverton, Colorado, 7 miles away       3000 vertical feet Kendall Mountain, Colorado, 7 miles away       400 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Porphyry Lake: Mineral Creek - South, -blank- CountyCounty, 6 miles away       Class V+ - 0.5 miles long (Above South Mineral Camp Ground) Lime Creek, -blank- CountyCounty, 10 miles away       Class V+ - 3 miles long (1st Gorge) Animas River, San Juan/ La Plata CountyCounty, 12 miles away       Class IV-V - 24.2 miles long (Silverton to Tacoma)   National Parks Near Porphyry Lake: Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 56 miles away Yucca House National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 56 miles away Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec - NM, 59 miles away   Trails Near Porphyry Lake: Brooklyn Trail, San Juan County, 3 miles away Greyhound Pack Trail, Ouray County, 5 miles away Weehawken Pack Trail, Ouray County, 7 miles away   Golf Courses Near Porphyry Lake: Telluride Ski & Golf Club, Telluride, 7 miles away   Lakes Near Porphyry Lake: Bullion King Lake, San Juan CountyCounty, 0 miles away Mud Lake, San Miguel CountyCounty, 1 miles away