Eastern Mojave Vegetation Grand Lake, Grand County, Colorado.
 
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Grand Lake is Colorado's largest and deepest natural lake. It is located in the headwaters of the Colorado River in Grand County, Colorado. The lake fills a glaciated valley that is dammed in part by glacial till from the Pinedale Glaciation, and is younger than about 12,000 years. Natural tributaries to the lake are the North Inlet and East Inlet, both of which flow out of Rocky Mountain National Park, which surrounds the lake on three sides. Grand Lake was named Spirit Lake by the Ute Tribe because they believed the lake's cold waters to be the dwelling place of departed souls. Variant names: Meteor Lake, Spirit Lake, and Still-Water Lake.


Elevation: 8373ft, 2552m.

Articles that refer to this location:

  • Colorado Highway 278 “West Portal Road,” Grand County, Colorado: at Grand Lake; 
  • Colorado Trans-Basin Water Transfer: in Grand Lake; 
 
No collections made at this location.
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Date and time this article was prepared:5:43:03 PM, 4/14/2024.