Middle Alta Lake
Middle Alta Lake is a reservoir in San Miguel, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,283 feet. Middle Alta Lake is situated nearby to the locality Telluride Ski Area, as well as near the village Ophir.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ophir and Mountain Village.
Ophir
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Mountain Village
Village
Photo: SkiVillage, CC BY 3.0.
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.
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.
Middle Alta Lake
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: San Miguel, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.88798° or 37° 53′ 17″ northLongitude
-107.84312° or 107° 50′ 35″ westElevation
11,283 feet (3,439 metres)Open location code
859JV5Q4+5QOpenStreetMap ID
way 45859236OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
5430963
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