Shadow Mountain National Recreation Area
Shadow Mountain National Recreation Area is a park in Grand, Colorado and has an elevation of 8,579 feet. Shadow Mountain National Recreation Area is situated nearby to the neighborhood Mountain Shadows Estates, as well as near North Shore.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shadow Mountain 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 1½ miles north of Shadow Mountain National Recreation Area.
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.
Shadow Mountain National Recreation Area
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Arapaho National Recreation Area”
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Grand, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.18332° or 40° 10′ 60″ northLongitude
-105.85057° or 105° 51′ 2″ westElevation
8,579 feet (2,615 metres)Open location code
85GP54MX+8QOpenStreetMap ID
node 358906542OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
5581854
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mountain Shadows Estates and North Shore.
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