Emerald Lake (San Juan National Forest) Explained

Emerald Lake
Pushpin Map:	Colorado#USA
Location:	Weminuche Wilderness, Hinsdale County, Colorado, US
Coordinates:	37.5529°N -107.4452°W
Elevation:	10054-1NaN-1

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

• Weminuche Wilderness
• List of lakes of Colorado

Notes and References

1. Web site: San Juan National Forest - Lake Fork Trail . Forest Service U.S. Department of Agriculture.
2. [Google Earth]
3. Web site: 28 June 2022 . Lake Fork Trail (528) . fs.usda.gov.
4. 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 . 10.1577/1548-8640(1984)46<291:ATTCAS>2.0.CO;2 . 0033-0779.