Silver Dollar Island

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 39.5833199°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.

Silver Dollar Island
USGS aerial imagery of Silver Dollar Island
Silver Dollar Island
Silver Dollar Island
Geography
LocationColorado
Coordinates39.5833199°N 106.0564078°W / 39.5833199; -106.0564078 (Silver Dollar Island)[1]
Administration
State Colorado
CountySummit County

References

  1. 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).
  3. "Silver Dollar Island, Colorado Latitude/Longitude". www.lat-long.com. 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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