| Emerald Lake | |
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%252C_CO.jpg.webp) Emerald Lake from its southern edge, May 2022 | |
  Emerald Lake  Emerald Lake | |
| Location | Weminuche Wilderness, Hinsdale County, Colorado, US |
| Coordinates | 37°33′10.43″N 107°26′42.77″W / 37.5528972°N 107.4452139°W |
| Surface elevation | 10,054 ft (3,060 m) |
Emerald Lake is an alpine lake in Hinsdale County, Colorado, located in the Weminuche Wilderness of the San Juan National Forest near the Continental Divide.[1][2] The Lake can be accessed by the Lake Fork trail #528.[3] The lake is stocked with salmon.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "San Juan National Forest - Lake Fork Trail". Forest Service U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- ↑ Google Earth for coordinates and elevation.
- ↑ "Lake Fork Trail (528)". fs.usda.gov. 28 June 2022.
- ↑ Van Velson, R. C. (1984-10-01). "A Trap to Capture Adult Salmonids Migrating from Lakes into Downstream Spawning Sites". The Progressive Fish-Culturist. 46 (4): 291–292. doi:10.1577/1548-8640(1984)46<291:ATTCAS>2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0033-0779.
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