Mount Elbert Forebay Dam

Mount Elbert Forebay Dam: 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 Mount Elbert Forebay Dam

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 Mount Elbert Forebay Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.11129, -106.35567. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Elbert Forebay Dam

• Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Elbert · viewpoint · Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~12 km · Must-see
• Quail Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~14 km · Must-see
• Rinker Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~14 km · Must-see
• French Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Hope · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~14 km · Must-see
• Casco Peak · viewpoint · Lake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Massive · viewpoint · Lake · ~17 km · Must-see
• Leadville National Fish Hatchery · park · Lake · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Massive Wilderness · viewpoint · Lake · ~17 km · Must-see
• La Plata Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ervin Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Blaurock · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Champion · viewpoint · Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Oklahoma · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Star Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Oxford · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Elbert Forebay Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mount Elbert Forebay Dam

• Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lost Man Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Linkins Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~25 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Reservoir Dam · lake · Pitkin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Homestake Project Dam · lake · Eagle · ~38 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Dam · lake · Park · ~45 km · Must-see
• Clinton Gulch Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~46 km · Must-see
• Pacific Tarn · lake · Summit · ~50 km · Must-see
• Antero Reservoir · lake · Park · ~51 km · Must-see

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