Silver Dollar Island

Silver Dollar Island
Aerial photo of Silver Dollar Island, September 2024
Silver Dollar Island is located in Colorado
Silver Dollar Island
Silver Dollar Island
Silver Dollar Island is located in the United States
Silver Dollar Island
Silver Dollar Island
Geography
LocationColorado
Coordinates39°35′00″N 106°03′23″W / 39.5833199°N 106.0564078°W / 39.5833199; -106.0564078 (Silver Dollar Island)[1]
Administration
State Colorado
CountySummit County

Silver Dollar Island is a small island in Summit County, Colorado. It is in the Blue River arm of the Dillon Reservoir, east of the Frisco Peninsula.[2] Its coordinates are 39°35′00″N 106°03′23″W / 39.5833199°N 106.0564078°W / 39.5833199; -106.0564078 (Silver Dollar Island)[1] and it sits at an elevation of 2,750 meters.[3] It appears on a 1970 USGS map of the area, along with Sentinel Island and Fishhook Island.[4] The island is generally accessible by land via a small sand spit.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silver Dollar Island
  2. ^ Town of Frisco. "Recreation Map of Frisco Peninsula and Frisco Adventure Park" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-09-29.
  3. ^ "Silver Dollar Island, Colorado Latitude/Longitude". www.lat-long.com. Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  4. ^ United States Geological Survey (1970). "Frisco Quadrangle, Colorado" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:62500.


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