Shadow Mountain Picnic Area
Shadow Mountain Picnic Area is in Grand, Colorado and has an elevation of 8,386 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shadow Mountain Dam.
Shadow Mountain Dam
Dam
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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 1 mile southeast of Shadow Mountain Picnic Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand Lake.
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.
Shadow Mountain Picnic Area
- Also known as: “Shadow Mountain Picnic Ground”
- Location: Grand, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.21221° or 40° 12′ 44″ northLongitude
-105.85585° or 105° 51′ 21″ westElevation
8,386 feet (2,556 metres)Open location code
85GP646V+VMGeoNames ID
5581855
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