Lake Granby, Arapaho National Recreation Area

Name: Lake Granby
Address: Arapaho National Recreation Area, United States

#1 among attractions in Arapaho National Recreation Area

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Lake Granby is the third largest body of water in Colorado. ()

Alternative names: Maximum depth: 221 ftElevation: 8284 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 40°9'18"N, 105°50'53"W

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Arapaho National Recreation Area United States

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Nearby attractions include: Shadow Mountain Lookout, Shadow Mountain Lake, Shadow Mountain Dam, Granby Dam.

5.5 miN
Trail, Tower
Shadow Mountain Lookout, Rocky Mountain National Park
140 min walk • The Shadow Mountain Lookout, also known as the Shadow Mountain Patrol Cabin, was built in Rocky Mountain National Park in 1932, to the design of the National Park Service San Francisco Landscape Architecture Division. It was regarded as one of the best National Park Service Rustic buildings in the national park system.
5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Shadow Mountain Lake, Arapaho National Recreation Area
128 min walk • 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.
3.6 miN
Dam
Shadow Mountain Dam, Arapaho National Recreation Area
92 min walk • 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.
1.2 miSW
Dam
Granby Dam, Arapaho National Recreation Area
30 min walk • Granby Dam is an earthfill dam that dams the Colorado River 5.5 miles northeast of Granby, Colorado in Grand County, Colorado. This 298-foot-tall dam was constructed between 1941 and 1950 and has a drainage area of 311 square miles.
3 miNW
40°10'26"N • 105°54'0"W
Highland Marina, Arapaho National Recreation Area
78 min walk • Sailing, Marina