Picnic site · Colorado
Emerald Lake
Emerald Lake is a picnic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 3,044 m. Mount Elbert stands 4,401 m to the southwest, 3.2 miles off. Top of the Rockies passes 4.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- USFS Leadville Ranger District
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates39.15271, -106.40513
- 4.3 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 8.4 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
Overlooks nearby
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 5 mi
- Waterfall Overlook · 17 mi
- Cabin ruins · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Elbert: 3.2 mi
- Mount Cosgriff: 4.0 mi
- French Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Mount Massive: 4.5 mi
- Parry Peak: 4.8 mi
Parks: 39
- Leadville National Fish Hatchery: 4.7 mi
- Bob Zaitz Park: 9.0 mi
- Ice Palace Park: 9.1 mi
- Alma Town Park & Disc Golf Course: 20.5 mi
- Snyder Park: 21.8 mi
Attractions: 24
- Interlaken: 6.1 mi
- Columbine Mine: 9.2 mi
- Colorado & Southern 2-8-0 641: 9.3 mi
- Pyrenees Mine Headframe: 9.7 mi
- Matchless Mine: 10.1 mi
Museums: 13
- Temple Israel: 8.8 mi
- Tabor Home Museum: 9.0 mi
- National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum: 9.0 mi
- The Leadville Heritage Museum: 9.1 mi
- Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin: 9.1 mi
Ghost towns: 11
- Oro City: 10.0 mi
- Adelaide: 10.2 mi
- Vicksburg: 10.8 mi
- Independence: 11.2 mi
- Winfield: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Stringtown Smelters: 8.0 mi
- The Boulevard to Soda Springs and Evergreen Lakes: 8.1 mi
- Dog Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Irish Immigrant Miners' Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Clear Grit Mill: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Lower Grotto Wall: 15.9 mi
- East Face: 23.9 mi
- Lower Buttressess: 23.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Aspen Center for Environmental Studies: 22.5 mi
- Marolt Open Space: 23.2 mi
- Moore Open Space: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
Gardens: 1
Waterfalls: 1
- Ryks Waterfall: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 1
- Chromatic Gate: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Emerald Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Elbert | SW 222° | 4,401.2 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mount Massive | WNW 303° | 4,398 m | 4.5 mi |
| La Plata Peak | SSW 203° | 4,372 m | 9.3 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | SW 234° | 4,258 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Hope | S 185° | 4,249 m | 9.1 mi |
| Casco Peak | WSW 241° | 4,237 m | 5.5 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | E 79° | 4,235 m | 12.0 mi |
| French Mountain | WSW 248° | 4,234 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 20 | 27 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 57 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twin Lakes Rsvr, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3733872825
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