Alta Lakes

Alta Lakes is in San Miguel, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,312 feet. Alta Lakes is situated nearby to the locality Telluride Ski Area, as well as near the village Ophir.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wasatch Mountain.

Wasatch Mountain

Peak

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Wasatch Mountain is a 13,555-foot mountain in the San Miguel Mountains in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. Wasatch Mountain is situated 2½ miles east of Alta Lakes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ophir and Mountain Village.

Ophir is a home rule municipality town governed by a general assembly and is located in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. It is located two miles from the Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, the world's first hydroelectric plant to supply alternating current electricity for an industrial purpose. Ophir is situated 2 miles south of Alta Lakes.

Mountain Village

Village

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Mountain Village is a home rule municipality in San Miguel County, southwestern Colorado. It is located just southwest of Telluride, Colorado in the San Juan Mountains. Mountain Village is situated 3½ miles north of Alta Lakes.

Telluride

Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.

Telluride is in the southern Rocky Mountains approximately 100 miles from Four Corners, the intersection of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. Telluride is home to the Telluride Ski Resort, and home of an independent film festival.

Alta Lakes

Type: Body of water
Location: San Miguel, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.88656° or 37° 53′ 12″ north

Longitude

-107.8404° or 107° 50′ 25″ west

Elevation

11,312 feet (3,448 metres)

Open location code

859JV5P5+JR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 45881548

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

5411698

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Satellite Map

Discover Alta Lakes from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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