Lakes / Colorado / San Miguel County / Blue Lake
Blue Lake, San Miguel County, Colorado
48 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
37.89 degrees N, 107.76 degrees W - San Miguel County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Blue Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 42% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 92 miles from Grand Junction, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbine Lake | San Juan | 1.8 mi | 26 acres |
| Clear Lake | San Juan | 4.5 mi | 33 acres |
| Trout Lake | San Miguel | 8.0 mi | 130 acres |
| Lake Hope | San Juan | 8.6 mi | 35 acres |
| Silver Lake | San Juan | 11 mi | 26 acres |
| Highland Mary Lakes | San Juan | 14 mi | 43 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Blue Lake
How Big Is Blue Lake?
Blue Lake covers 48 acres in San Miguel County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in San Miguel County?
Miramonte Reservoir is the largest lake in San Miguel County, at 417 acres.
Largest Lakes in Colorado
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Martin Reservoir | Bent | 11,686 acres | - |
| 2 | Blue Mesa Reservoir | Gunnison | 8,944 acres | - |
| 3 | Lake Granby | Grand | 7,075 acres | - |
| 4 | Lake Meredith | Crowley | 5,539 acres | - |
| 5 | Adobe Creek Reservoir | Bent | 4,770 acres | - |
All 778 Colorado lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 80684319). Verified October 30, 2026.