Porphyry Lake

Porphyry Lake is a lake in , and has an elevation of 12,802 feet. Porphyry Lake is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Red Mountain Pass and Wasatch Mountain.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Rodyx, Public domain.
is a mountain pass in the of western in the United States. The pass straddles a divide that separates and counties.

Peak
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is a 13,555-foot mountain in the San Miguel Mountains in , , United States.

Waterfall
Photo: Terry Foote, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 365-foot waterfall at the end of the box canyon overlooking . Hiking and off-road trails pass by the falls and it has a hydroelectric power plant at its top.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tomboy and Pandora.

Locality
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is a ghost town in , United States. was a mining town located 2 mi east of . At an elevation of 11,509 ft, is one of the highest ghost towns in the United States.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community located 1.5 miles east of in . was founded in the 1880s as a mill town, serving as the site for mills of the Smuggler-Union, Tomboy, and Sheridan mines.

Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
is in the southern approximately 100 miles from , the intersection of , , , and . is home to the Ski Resort, and home of an independent film festival.

Porphyry Lake

Latitude
37.88804° or 37° 53′ 17″ north
Longitude
-107.75153° or 107° 45′ 6″ west
Elevation
12,802 feet (3,902 metres)
Open location code
859JV6QX+69
Open­Street­Map ID
way 881760354
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
5435126
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