Upper Hancock Lake, Sawatch Range, Chaffee County, Colorado

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     All year is a splendid time in the Sawatch Range if you fancy the outdoors. Why not camp at Middle Quartz Campground if you're here at Upper Hancock Lake, and going for a hike along the Coyote Park Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this area. Summer brings highs in the 70's to Upper Hancock Lake with nighttime lows in the 30's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 20's with temperatures at Upper Hancock Lake dipping down into the-20's  
   all through winter nights. It is very dried up here at Upper Hancock Lake mostly; through the month of August you get the most rain around here, and the driest of the months is June.
Upper Hancock Lake is located in the Sawatch Range. This lake is so wonderful. Get soaked paddling on Arkansas River, and a tour to Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park is worthwhile. A journey to Chalk Creek Pass is always fun. Lakes are pleasant; Hancock Lake is a lake
 
               that's close to Upper Hancock Lake.
This lake is so wonderful. The skiing at Monarch is splendid, and you can have a brilliant hiking adventure along the Pitkin Stock Driveway. Hiking along the Fooses Creek Trail is perfect fun, and dry warm beds await you at Super 8 Buena Vista. And that's not all you can do here at Upper Hancock Lake.
So many exciting things to do here in the Sawatch Range, too tremendous to be true. Since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always stop at close by Island Lake, and here at Upper Hancock Lake you can catch a sight of Brittle Silver Mountain. You just can't imagine the amount of outdoors fun things the area near Upper Hancock Lake has to offer. Camping is available at Garfield Campground, and there's some out of the ordinary stuff to make out at North Fork Dam in close proximity to Upper Hancock Lake. If you need a spot to stay Best Western Vista Inn is a great choice, and a wonderful place like Brittle Silver Basin here at Upper Hancock Lake is too pleasant to miss.

 
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Current weather conditions at Upper Hancock Lake, Sawatch Range, Chaffee County, Colorado
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Local climate location: TAYLOR PARK 6 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.60972
Longitude: -106.3533

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These outdoors activities are available near Upper Hancock Lake.
 Hotels Near Upper Hancock Lake:
Super 8 Buena Vista, Buena Vista, 20 miles away
Best Western Vista Inn, Buena Vista, 20 miles away
Holiday Inn Express SALIDA, Salida, 24 miles away
Aspen Leaf Lodge, Salida, 24 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn Salida, Salida, 24 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Upper Hancock Lake:
Garfield Campground, Chaffee County, 5 miles away
Middle Quartz Campground, Gunnison County, 5 miles away
Monarch Park Campground, Chaffee County, 5 miles away
Snowblind Campground, Gunnison County, 6 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Upper Hancock Lake:
Monarch, Colorado, 5 miles away
      1171 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Upper Hancock Lake:
Arkansas River, Chaffee CountyCounty, 19 miles away
      Class III - 13 miles long (Fork Fisherman's Bridge access to Stone Bridge access)
 National Parks Near Upper Hancock Lake:
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 20 miles away
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 20 miles away
Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Mosca - CO, 69 miles away
 Trails Near Upper Hancock Lake:
Fooses Creek Trail, Chaffee County, 8 miles away
Pitkin Stock Driveway, Gunnison County, 10 miles away
Coyote Park Trail, Gunnison County, 10 miles away
 Lakes Near Upper Hancock Lake:
Hancock Lake, Chaffee CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Island Lake, Chaffee CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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