La Poudre Pass Lake

La Poudre Pass Lake
Location of La Poudre Pass Lake in Colorado, USA.
Location of La Poudre Pass Lake in Colorado, USA.
La Poudre Pass Lake
Location of La Poudre Pass Lake in Colorado, USA.
Location of La Poudre Pass Lake in Colorado, USA.
La Poudre Pass Lake
LocationRocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Coordinates40°28′24″N 105°49′31″W / 40.47333°N 105.82528°W / 40.47333; -105.82528[1]
Primary outflowsColorado River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation3,101 m (10,174 ft)

La Poudre Pass Lake (3,101 m (10,174 ft)) is a small lake located in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States.[1]

The lake is located within Rocky Mountain National Park, generally in La Poudre Pass, just south of the Continental Divide. The lake lies just southeast of La Poudre Pass Creek. It can be reached on foot via the La Poudre Pass trail.[1]

La Poudre Pass Lake drains to the south as the source of the Colorado River.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Fall River Pass, Colorado, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1958 (1985 rev.)