Blue Lake Number 1
Blue Lake Number 1 is a reservoir in San Miguel, Colorado and has an elevation of 12,254 feet. Blue Lake Number 1 is situated nearby to the hamlet Pandora, as well as near the locality Tomboy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wasatch Mountain and Bridal Veil Falls.
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 1½ miles west of Blue Lake Number 1.
Bridal Veil Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Terry Foote, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bridal Veil Falls is a 365-foot waterfall at the end of the box canyon overlooking Telluride, Colorado. Hiking and off-road trails pass by the falls and it has a hydroelectric power plant at its top. Bridal Veil Falls is situated 2 miles north of Blue Lake Number 1.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pandora and Tomboy.
Pandora
Hamlet
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Pandora is an unincorporated community located 1.5 miles east of Telluride in San Miguel County, Colorado. Pandora was founded in the 1880s as a mill town, serving as the site for mills of the Smuggler-Union, Tomboy, and Sheridan mines. Pandora is situated 3 miles north of Blue Lake Number 1.
Tomboy
Locality
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Tomboy is a ghost town in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. Tomboy was a mining town located 2 mi east of Telluride. At an elevation of 11,509 ft, Tomboy is one of the highest ghost towns in the United States. Tomboy is situated 3 miles north of Blue Lake Number 1.
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.
Blue Lake Number 1
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: San Miguel, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.89166° or 37° 53′ 30″ northLongitude
-107.76562° or 107° 45′ 56″ westElevation
12,254 feet (3,735 metres)Open location code
859JV6RM+MQGeoNames ID
5414356
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Satellite Map
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