Rainbow Island
Rainbow Island is an islet in Grand, Colorado and has an elevation of 8,350 feet. Rainbow Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Lake Forest, as well as near North Shore.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shadow Mountain Dam and Granby Dam.
Shadow Mountain Dam
Dam
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 4.0.
Shadow Mountain Dam is a zoned earth-fill dam on the Colorado River in Grand County, Colorado. Constructed between 1944 and 1946, the Shadow Mountain Dam creates the Shadow Mountain Lake, with a structural height of 63 feet and a drainage area of 187 square miles. Shadow Mountain Dam is situated 2 miles northeast of Rainbow Island.
Granby Dam
Dam
Granby Dam is an earthfill dam that dams the Colorado River 5.5 miles northeast of Granby, Colorado in Grand County, Colorado. This 298-foot-tall dam was constructed between 1941 and 1950 and has a drainage area of 311 square miles. Granby Dam is situated 2 miles south of Rainbow Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand Lake.
Grand Lake
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Grand Lake is a small town of 400 people in the Northwestern region of the Rocky Mountain state of Colorado. Grand Lake sits at the southwest entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park.
Rainbow Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Grand County, Colorado, United States
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Grand, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.17979° or 40° 10′ 47″ northLongitude
-105.85808° or 105° 51′ 29″ westElevation
8,350 feet (2,545 metres)Open location code
85GP54HR+WQOpenStreetMap ID
way 40039529OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Rainbow Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rainbow Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lake Forest and North Shore.
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