Lake Lenore

Lake Lenore: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Lake Lenore

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Lake Lenore — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.05708, -107.68254. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Lenore

• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Ouray · ~4 km · Must-see
• Whitehouse Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Ridgway · viewpoint · Ouray · ~10 km · Must-see
• Teakettle Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~12 km · Must-see
• Potosi Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cirque Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~12 km · Must-see
• Abrams Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Sneffels · viewpoint · Ouray · ~14 km · Must-see
• Stony Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~14 km · Must-see
• Darley Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~15 km · Must-see
• United States Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~15 km · Must-see
• Gilpin Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~16 km · Must-see
• Engineer Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~16 km · Must-see
• Courthouse Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Emma · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~16 km · Must-see
• Chicago Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~17 km · Must-see
• Dallas Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~18 km · Must-see
• Imogene Pass Summit · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Lenore

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Lenore

• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~26 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake San Cristobal · lake · Hinsdale · ~44 km · Must-see
• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~46 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~61 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~68 km · Must-see
• Electra Lake · lake · La Plata · ~69 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~75 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~78 km · Must-see

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