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Area
Recreational
Opportunities
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Clear Creek
offers unique recreation opportunities and history.
Clear Creek Reservoir has public fishing and boating accesses.
Clear Creek Drainage also offers a number of dispersed
camping sites, hiking trails, four wheel drive roads,
historical sites and access to the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness.
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Fremont
Pass is located approximately
12 miles northeast of Leadville. It is the site of the headwaters
of the Arkansas River and the Climax Molybdenum Mine, which
once led the world in the production of molybdenum.
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The
scenic Halfmoon
Drainage is located 10 miles
southwest of Leadville. Fishing, camping, hiking, picnicking
and four-wheel driving are all activities enjoyed in this
area. Halfmoon and Elbert Creek Campgrounds receive extensive
use on weekends from people climbing Colorado's two highest
peaks, Mount Elbert (14,433 feet) and Mount Massive (14,421
feet).
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The
Twin Lakes
are located on Highway 82, approximately 20 miles south
of Leadville. This area offers a wide range of attractions,
including fishing, boating, camping and scenic driving.
The Twin Lakes are natural, glacially formed lakes which
have been enlarged to provide additional storage for the
Fryingpan-Arkansas Project.
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Tennessee Pass
served as a training ground for the Tenth Mountain Division,
a military troop based at Camp Hale which served in World
War II. "This famed mountain division, which served
heroically in Italy in 1945 is commemorated with a war memorial
on Tennessee Pass at the entrance to Ski Cooper, as are
men of the Ninety-ninth Infantry Battalion who were stationed
also at Camp Hale".
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Turquoise Lake
Reservoir is located 4 miles west of Leadville. Due to
the exquisite beauty of the surrounding area, Turquoise
Lake campgrounds are some of the most popular in the state
of Colorado. At 10,000 feet, the weather can vary tremendously.
Summer temperatures range from 30 degrees nighttime to
an occasional 80 degree day.
Leadville,
Turquoise Lake Nature Trail Guide 2007 |
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