Watson Lake State Wildlife Area

Watson Lake State Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Larimer, Colorado. Watson Lake State Wildlife Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Bellvue, as well as near the village Laporte.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Goat Hill and LaPorte Church of Christ.

Goat Hill

Peak

Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Goat Hill—also called Bellvue Dome—is an anticline in Larimer County, Colorado near Bellvue. The dome has a gradual slope on its east side, but its west side is an almost-vertical cliff that hangs over the Cache la Poudre River that passes directly below.

LaPorte Church of Christ

Church

LaPorte Church of Christ is an independent church in Laporte, Colorado, led by Peter J. Peters from 1977 until his death.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laporte and Bellvue.

Laporte

Village

Photo: Decumanus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Laporte is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place located in and governed by Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Bellvue

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Bellvue is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Larimer County, Colorado. It is a small agricultural community located in Pleasant Valley, a narrow valley just northwest of Fort Collins near the mouth of the Poudre Canyon between the Dakota Hogback ridge and the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.

Watson Lake State Wildlife Area

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Larimer, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.6358° or 40° 38′ 9″ north

Longitude

-105.1712° or 105° 10′ 16″ west

Operator

Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Open location code

85GPJRPH+8G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 357272335

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Satellite Map

Discover Watson Lake State Wildlife Area from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Challenger Mine and Bingham Hill.

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