Lakes / Colorado / Custer County / North Crestone Lake
North Crestone Lake, Colorado
28 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
38.02 degrees N, 105.61 degrees W - Custer 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 North Crestone Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 8% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 71 miles from Colorado Springs, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Sand Creek Lake | Saguache | 6.5 mi | 25 acres |
| Brush Creek Lakes | Custer | 15 mi | 34 acres |
| Deweese-Dye Reservoir | Custer | 15 mi | 319 acres |
| Weisman Lake | Saguache | 15 mi | 62 acres |
| Creager Reservoir | Huerfano | 19 mi | 29 acres |
| Mishak Lakes | Saguache | 21 mi | 52 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About North Crestone Lake
How Big Is North Crestone Lake?
North Crestone Lake covers 28 acres in Custer County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Custer County?
Deweese-Dye Reservoir is the largest lake in Custer County, at 319 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 125214967). Verified October 30, 2026.