Alpine Lakes

A few years ago I decided to “collect” RMNP lakes. This is a project I will likely never complete. There are something like 150 named lakes in the park. The first table contains all the lakes I’ve visited, along with links to blog posts and photo albums. I include a lake in this list if it is located within park boundaries or if the trail to the lake starts inside the park.

Although the vast majority of alpine lakes I’ve visited are in RMNP, I have hiked to lakes in other locations. Those are in the second table.

RMNP hike distances are according to the Foster guide. When multiple routes are available, I cite the route I took (or most commonly took, if I’ve been there multiple times).

Last updated August 21, 2023

LakeDistanceElevationBlog postGallery
Amore Lake6.411,3802013-09-08Album
Andrew’s Tarn4.611,3802021-07-10Album
Arrowhead Lake6.611,1202013-09-08Album
Bear Lake0.19,475Album
Bench Lake7.310,1402011-09-24Album
Bierstadt Lake1.59,416
Black Lake4.910,6202018-05-26Album
Blue Lake5.511,1402016-06-18Album
Bluebird Lake6.310,9782012-06-23
2017-06-18
Album
Box Lake7.010,7402014-08-16Album
Castle Lake6.611,1402011-10-16Album
Catherine, Lake12.810,5842020-09-25Album
Chasm Lake4.211,7802015-07-11Album
Chickadee Pond4.810,020
Chickaree Lake2.69,2602012-10-10Album
Chipmunk Lake4.210,660
Chiquita Lake5.511,3402011-10-01Album
Clouds, Lake of the7.011,4302022-08-30Album
Cony Lake9.211,5122016-08-14Album
Crystal Lake7.911,5002020-07-01Album
Cub Lake2.48,6202020-05-28
Doughnut Lake6.811,2602018-08-04Album
Dream Lake1.19,9002014-03-28Album
Dunraven, Lake11.111,2602019-09-15Album
Eagle Lake7.210,8202014-08-16Album
Embryo Lake3.710,3802012-09-29Photo
Emerald Lake1.810,1002013-05-25Album
Falcon Lake7.211,060Album
Fay Lake (Lower)5.310,7402015-09-05Album
Fay Lake (Middle)5.811,0202015-09-05Album
Fay Lake (Upper)6.111,2202015-09-05Album
Fern Lake3.89,540Album
Fifth Lake9.310,8602018-09-02Album
Finch Lake5.09,912Album
Fourth Lake8.410,3802018-09-02Album
Frigid Lake8.811,8202022-08-04Album
Frozen Lake6.111,5802012-07-14Album
Gem Lake1.78,820Album
Glass Lake4.210,820Album
Green Lake6.011,5402019-07-27Album
Haiyaha, Lake2.110,2202015-03-07
2018-03-18
Album
Haynach Lakes8.711,0602013-08-10Album
Helene, Lake3.210,5802015-06-21Album
Hourglass Lake7.211,2202019-08-30Album
Lake Husted10.411,0882016-09-10Album
Hutcheson Lake (Lower)7.810,8522014-06-19Album
Hutcheson Lake (Middle)8.011,0602014-06-19Album
Hutcheson Lake (Upper)8.611,1802014-06-19Album
Iceberg Lake0.211,8602015-09-26Album
Irene, Lake0.110,6002019-06-29Album
Isolation Lake7.811,9802022-08-04Album
Italy Lake6.211,620Album
Jewell Lake3.19,940
Julian Lake5.911,1002020-07-23Album
Junco Lake7.211,6202017-09-03Album
Keplinger Lake6.511,6862013-07-07Album
Lark Pond7.011,3402013-08-04Photo
Lawn Lake6.310,9872014-10-11Album
Lion Lake #16.311,0802020-08-08Album
Lion Lake #26.911,4202020-08-08Album
Little Crystal Lake7.711,5002020-07-01Album
Loch, The2.910,1802013-03-30
2014-04-12
Album
Lone Pine Lake5.39,9002018-09-01Album
Loomis Lake5.610,2202018-06-16Album
Lost Lake9.710,7142016-09-10Album
Lake Louise10.911,0202016-09-10Album
Love Lake6.611,2602013-09-08Album
Many Winds, Lake of7.511,620Album
Marigold Lake3.910,2202022-10-22Album
Michigan Lake (Lower)3.311,2082017-07-15Album
Michigan Lake (Middle)3.511,2102017-07-15Album
Mills Lake2.79,9402013-05-07
2013-11-29
Album
Mirror Lake5.811,0202012-08-12Album
Murphy Lake11.211,2202020-07-13Album
Nymph Lake0.69,700
Odessa Lake3.910,020Album
Ouzel Lake5.010,020Album
Parika Lake5.411,3802012-08-26Album
Pear Lake7.010,5822013-06-30Album
Pipit Lake7.211,4202013-08-04Album
Primrose Pond5.410,1402018-06-16Album
Ptarmigan Lake5.911,4602012-09-03Album
Ptarmigan Tarn3.610,9422019-08-25Album
Round Pond2.410,3402019-07-20Album
Sandbeach Lake4.210,2832014-10-26
Scotch Lake11.711,6202019-09-15Album
Shelf Lake4.711,2202012-09-03Album
Sky Pond4.410,9002012-09-29Album
Snow Lake3.911,5162017-07-15Album
Snowbank Lake7.111,5212020-08-08Album
Solitude Lake5.011,4202012-09-03Album
Spirit Lake7.810,3002018-09-02Album
Sprague Lake0.58,7502018-10-03
Spruce Lake4.89,660Album
Thunder Lake6.210,574Album
Timber Lake5.011,0602012-09-03Album
Tourmaline Lake5.410,5802013-06-16Album
Twin Lake (Lower)3.29,8202014-10-26Album
Twin Lake (Upper)3.39,8602014-10-26Album
Two Rivers Lake3.110,6202017-03-19Album
Verna, Lake6.910,1802018-09-01Album
Whiskey Lake11.511,5402019-09-15Album
Wonderland Lake9.111,0352023-07-29Album
Ypsilon Lake4.710,5402012-06-01Album
Unnamed Lake: “Lake Marv”
Unnamed Lake: “Zone Lake”
Unnamed Lake: “Joyce’s Pond”
Unnamed Lake: 11,200' on Hunters Creek11,200Photo
LocationLakeDistanceElevationBlog postGallery
CCCHerman Lake3.211,9642023-07-21Album
ENWPitkin Lake9.611,3512023-08-12Album
ENWSalmon Lake9.711,2072023-08-17Album
ENWWillow Lakes11.611,4082023-08-17Album
GTNPLeigh Lake3.56,8802014-09-06Album
GTNPString Lake0.56,8702014-09-06Album
IPWBetty Lake5.611,4502022-08-22Album
IPWBlue Lake5.111,3092021-08-25Album
IPWCrater Lakes (North)3.010,5832021-09-06Album
IPWCrater Lakes (South)3.010,5682021-09-06Album
IPWDevils Thumb Lake5.911,1452022-09-07Album
IPWJasper Lake4.910,8202022-09-07Album
IPWKing Lake5.411,4372022-08-22Album
IPWLake Dorothy3.712,0672022-08-17Album
IPWLake Isabelle2.110,8682022-07-12Album
IPWLong Lake1.410,6742022-07-12Album
IPWLost Lake1.49,7872023-06-30Album
IPWMitchell Lake1.810,6992021-08-25Album
IPWUpper Crater Lake3.311,0062021-09-06Album
IPWWatanga Lake4.810,7802015-07-03Album
JPWArapaho Lakes3.611,1582021-07-24Abum
JPWClayton Lake3.010,9532023-07-10Album
JPWForest Lakes (Lower)3.310,6752021-06-13Album
JPWForest Lakes (Upper)3.910,8482021-06-13Album
JPWHeart Lake4.411,2722021-08-07Album
JPWRogers Pass Lake4.111,0922021-08-07Album
LVNPCold Boiling Lake1.47,4132013-09-08Photo
LVNPRidge Lakes2.07,9702013-09-08Pano
MEWHelms Lake12.311,7442023-07-21Album
MEWSquare Top Lakes (Lower)1.912,0652023-07-16Album
MEWSquare Top Lakes (Upper)2.212,2842023-07-16Album
Legend
CCCClear Creek County (Colorado)
ENWEagles Nest Wilderness
GTNPGrand Teton National Park
IPWIndian Peaks Wilderness
JPWJames Peak Wilderness
LVNPLassen Volcanic National Park
MEWMount Evans Wilderness