Copper Lake
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Is Copper Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. It doesn't name Copper Lake, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Gold Mountain Wildfire Roads and Trails Closure Order v 4.0
Agency closure covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Ophir Pass Road Closure
Agency closure covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Potter Basin Road Closure Order
Agency alert covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Beaver Park Road Closure Order
Agency alert covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
TERMINATION OF ORDER - FIRE RESTRICTIONS
Agency alert covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
As of · Source: USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Copper Lake is an 8-acre lake near Crested Butte, Colorado, at about 11,345 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- SUP Marble14 mi away
- Taylor Park Marina23 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Conundrum TrailHiking0.5 mi
- East MaroonHiking1 mi
- Precarious PeakSummit1.4 mi
Keefe PeakSummitPhoto: Jeremiah LaRocco, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.8 mi- Judd FallsWaterfall3.7 mi
- Gothic CampgroundCamping3.8 mi
Campsites GC 4-8CampingPhoto: James St. John, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.9 mi- East RiverCanoeing6.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Willow LakeLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Roaring Fork RiverRiver fishing · ~44 min drive
- Fryingpan RiverRiver fishing · ~44 min drive
- Snowmass LakeLake fishing · ~16 min drive
- Taylor RiverRiver fishing · ~41 min drive
- Lake GrantLake fishing · ~16 min drive
- Yule LakesLake fishing · ~17 min drive
- Pierre LakesLake fishing · ~20 min drive
- Lake Irwin Fishing SiteLake fishing · ~21 min drive
- Capitol LakeLake fishing · ~23 min drive
Best time to visit Copper Lake
Best months: June–August. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
31° / 3°
8 wet
Feb
33° / 3°
8 wet
Mar
39° / 9°
8 wet
Apr
44° / 18°
8 wet
May
55° / 27°
9 wet
Jun
68° / 34°
9 wet
Jul
73° / 39°
12 wet
Aug
70° / 38°
12 wet
Sep
62° / 31°
8 wet
Oct
51° / 23°
6 wet
Nov
39° / 14°
7 wet
Dec
31° / 6°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sugarloaf Rsvr, CO, 35 mi away at 9,738 ft. The station sits about 1,600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
