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The recreation area includes sections in and near the Colorado towns of Buena Vista, Salida, Cañon City and Florence. The recreation area includes parts of Browns Canyon National Monument, established in 2015. The national monument is accessible through the recreation area's Ruby Mountain and Hecla Junction river sites. In a 152-mile (245 ...
It impounds Lost Creek for irrigation storage and hydroelectric power, along with the smaller Lost Creek Dam immediately downstream. The reservoir it creates, Sly Creek Reservoir, has a water surface of 562 acres (227 ha) and a maximum capacity of 65,000 acre-feet (80,000,000 m 3). [2] Recreation includes fishing, camping and hiking. [3]
Approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north by northeast of U.S. Highway 50 at Cimarron, adjacent to Morrow Point Dam Road, Curecanti National Recreation Area 38°26′36″N 107°33′19″W / 38.4433°N 107.5553°W / 38.4433; -107.5553 ( Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Caboose
This is a list of the state parks in the U.S. State of Colorado. Colorado Parks and Wildlife manages the state park system to accommodate both outdoor recreation and tourism. There are currently forty-two parks open to the public, and there are others in development. [1] Colorado State Parks host over eleven million visitors each year.
Mount Blue Sky (formerly Mount Evans) is the highest peak in the Mount Evans Wilderness in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 14,266.1-foot (4,348 m) fourteener is located 13.4 miles (21.6 km) southwest by south (bearing 214°) of Idaho Springs in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide between Clear Creek in Arapaho National ...
Willow Creek Reservoir; Monarch Lake; Meadow Creek Reservoir; A sixth lake, Grand Lake, borders the recreation area on the north. Grand Lake is the largest natural lake in Colorado. Collectively, these six lakes are known as "The Great Lakes of Colorado." [3] The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail passes through the recreation area.
The Colorado Natural Areas are: [1] [2] Aiken Canyon Natural Area; Antero-Salt Creek Natural Area; Arikaree River Natural Area; Badger Wash Natural Area; Blacks Gulch Natural Area; Blue Mountain-Little Thompson Fault Natural Area; Bonny Prairie Natural Area; Boulder Mountain Park Natural Area in Boulder Mountain Park; Brush Creek Fen Natural Area
Skiable area (acres) Top elevation (feet) Base elevation (feet) Vertical (feet) Runs Lifts Snowfall (in/year) Date Statistics Updated Arapahoe Basin: Dillon: 1,428 13,050 10,520 2,530 147 9 314 March 2020 [1] Aspen Highlands: Aspen: 1,040 12,392 8,040 4,352 117 5 300 March 2020 [2] Aspen Mountain: Aspen: 675 11,212 7,945 3,267 76 8 300 March ...