Blue Lake Number 1 Dam

Blue Lake Number 1 Dam is a dam in San Miguel, Colorado and has an elevation of 12,254 feet. Blue Lake Number 1 Dam is situated nearby to the peak Wasatch Mountain, as well as near the waterfall Bridal Veil Falls.

Places of Interest Nearby

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 Dam.

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 Dam.

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 Dam.

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 Dam.

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 Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States of America
Location: San Miguel, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.89166° or 37° 53′ 30″ north

Longitude

-107.76562° or 107° 45′ 56″ west

Elevation

12,254 feet (3,735 metres)

Open location code

859JV6RM+MQ

GeoNames ID

5414357

Wikidata ID

Q48980746

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