Ptarmigan Lake

Ptarmigan Lake is in , and has an elevation of 12,946 feet. Ptarmigan Lake is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Imogene Pass and Red Mountain Pass.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a 13,114 ft high mountain pass in the in the southwest part of the state of . It crosses a ridge connecting with , and is the highest mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains, and the second highest vehicular mountain crossing in .

Mountain saddle
Photo: Rodyx, Public domain.
is a mountain pass in the of western in the . The pass straddles a divide that separates and counties. is situated 2 miles southeast of Ptarmigan Lake.

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. is situated 2 miles west of Ptarmigan Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tomboy and Ironton.

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. is situated 2 miles northwest of Ptarmigan Lake.

Hamlet
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
is an extinct town located in , , United States. It lay south of the present town of , adjacent to the sites Guston and Red Mountain Town, fellow ghost towns. is situated 3 miles east of Ptarmigan Lake.

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. is situated 3 miles west of Ptarmigan Lake.

Ptarmigan Lake

Latitude
37.92293° or 37° 55′ 23″ north
Longitude
-107.73049° or 107° 43′ 50″ west
Elevation
12,946 feet (3,946 metres)
Open location code
859JW7F9+5R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 45879539
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Geo­Names ID
5435450
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