Shadow Mountain Lake

Shadow Mountain Lake is a reservoir in Grand County, Colorado, near the headwaters of the Colorado River. Shadow Mountain Lake is created by Shadow Mountain Dam.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grand Lake and Shadow Mountain Dam.

Lake

Grand Lake is Colorado's largest and deepest natural lake. It is located in the headwaters of the Colorado River in Grand County, Colorado. On its north shore is located the historic and eponymous town of Grand Lake. Grand Lake is situated 2 miles northeast of Shadow Mountain Lake.

Dam

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.

Nearby places include Grand Lake.

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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.

Latitude

40.22755° or 40° 13′ 39″ north

Longitude

-105.84249° or 105° 50′ 33″ west

Elevation

8,373 feet (2,552 metres)

Open location code

85GP65H5+22

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