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Lake San Cristobal is a lake in the U.S. state of Colorado.Located in the San Juan Mountains at an elevation of 9,003 feet (2,744 m), the freshwater lake is 2.1 miles (3.4 km) long, up to 89 feet (27 m) deep, has a surface area of 0.52 square miles (1.3 km 2), and holds about 11,000 acre-feet (14,000,000 m 3) of water. [2]
An early booster club promoted boat racing on Lake San Cristobal. Within town, diversions included horse and bicycle racing around a quarter mile-circular track built about 1910 at Ball Flats. Sportsmen were invited to Lake City's "happy hunting grounds" and promised "if you make Lake City your camp headquarters you can be sure of bagging your ...
Lake San Cristobal was created 700 years ago when the Slumgullion Earthflow created a natural dam. The Slumgullion Earthflow is a remnant of a landslide in the San Juan Mountains in Hinsdale County, Colorado. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1983. It is also a Colorado Natural Area and an Area of Critical Environmental Concern ...
The location of the State of Colorado in the United States of America. An enlargeable map of the State of Colorado.. This is an alphabetical list of some notable lakes and reservoirs in the U.S. State of Colorado.
Slumgullion Pass (elevation 11,530 ft (3,514 m)) is a mountain pass in southwestern Colorado traversed by State Highway 149 east of Lake City.The north side has the steepest grade of any continuously paved road in Colorado (9%), [2] but the pass does not close often in winter because snowplows clear the route regularly during this season.
The Golden Fleece Mine is a gold mining site in Hinsdale County, Colorado, 5 miles (8 km) south of Lake City. The mine is located half a mile west of the north end of Lake San Cristobal. By 1904 it had produced $1,400,000 in silver and gold ore. The mine operated intermittently until 1919.
The 1877 Hinsdale County Court House in Lake City, Colorado. ... Lake City: Area • Total. 1,123 sq mi ... San Juan National Forest;
Colorado River via Colorado-Big Thompson Project‡ Dixon Canyon, Spring Canyon, Soldier Canyon, Horsetooth [20] 10 Green Mountain Reservoir: Summit: 21] 153,639 [22] 0.1895 7,950 Blue River: Green Mountain Dam 11 Twin Lakes Reservoir Lake