Turquoise Lake, Sawatch Range, Lake County, Colorado

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     The beauty of Turquoise Lake attracts many people from all around. Just can't get enough of the Sawatch Range. Everybody nearby loves skiing at Copper Mountain. This lake is so wonderful. After a long day outdoors Super 8 Motel - Leadville is a tremendous place to spend a night or two, and Turquoise Lake is a good spot to visit for more than one day, Colorado Outward Bound is a good spot to camp nearby. Summertime highs at Turquoise Lake typically tend to  
   be in the 70's. Through the dark hours of summer temperatures dip down into the 40's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 30's while Turquoise Lake night low temperatures during the wintertime are in the 0's.
And if that's not enough, there's a heap more to do in close proximity to Turquoise Lake. The skiing at Ski Cooper is wonderful, and paddling on Lake Creek is so much fun. Hiking along the Highline Trail is glorious fun; Arkansas River has a magnificent
 
               whitewater paddling spot nearby. If only every spot had this much outdoors cool stuff, what a great globe it would be. Take a hike on the Main Range Trail, and not far from Turquoise Lake you acquire some fine water scenery at Sugarloaf Dam.
A lake nearby is Home Lake, and dry warm beds await you at Silver King Inn. This lake is located in the wonderful Sawatch Range. Around Turquoise Lake you don’t get a lot of precipitation; the month with most of the rain is August, and the driest month of the year is February.
So many enjoyable things in the Sawatch Range, just striking. Buffalo Park is a perfect location, and going for a hike along the Mount Massive Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this vicinity. This lake is so wonderful. If you're here at Turquoise Lake and you like golf, you can have a look at MT Massive Golf Course, and a short trip to Soda Springs is always worthwhile. Sugar Loafin' RV/campground is a great campground nearby; a fine location to have a look at close by is Bartlett Gulch.
And that's not everything there is to do here in the Sawatch Range. Turquoise Lake is not the only spot close by, Crystal Lakes is a close by lake, and don't forget to take a fine little spree to East Fork Arkansas River.

 
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Current weather conditions at Turquoise Lake, Sawatch Range, Lake County, Colorado
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Local climate location: MEREDITH 5 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.25333
Longitude: -106.3717

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These outdoors activities are available near Turquoise Lake.
 Hotels Near Turquoise Lake:
Super 8 Motel - Leadville, Leadville, 4 miles away
Silver King Inn, Leadville, 5 miles away
Delaware Hotel, Leadville, 6 miles away
The Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch, Avon, 8 miles away
Christie Lodge, Avon, 17 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Turquoise Lake:
Sugar Loafin' RV/campground, Leadville, 1 miles away
Colorado Outward Bound, Leadville, 2 miles away
Belle of Colorado Campground, Lake County, 2 miles away
Mary Queen Campground, Lake County, 4 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Turquoise Lake:
Ski Cooper, Colorado, 3 miles away
      1200 vertical feet
Copper Mountain, Colorado, 19 miles away
      2601 vertical feet
Vail, Colorado, 19 miles away
      3450 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Turquoise Lake:
Arkansas River, Lake/ Chaffee CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class I-II - 18 miles long (Leadville to Granite)
Lake Creek, Lake CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class V+ - 9 miles long (Graham Gulch to 1/4 mi east of Monitor Gulch)
Homestake Creek, Eagle CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class V - 0.25 miles long (1/4 mile above confluence with Eagle River)
 National Parks Near Turquoise Lake:
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 46 miles away
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 46 miles away
 Trails Near Turquoise Lake:
Main Range Trail, Lake County, 4 miles away
Highline Trail, Lake County, 6 miles away
Mount Massive Trail, Lake County, 7 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Turquoise Lake:
MT Massive Golf Course, Leadville, 1 miles away
 Lakes Near Turquoise Lake:
Home Lake, Lake CountyCounty, 4 miles away
Crystal Lakes, Lake CountyCounty, 4 miles away

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