Bierstadt Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park

Name: Bierstadt Lake
Address: Rocky Mountain National Park, United States

#8 among attractions in Rocky Mountain National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Bierstadt Lake is located in Larimer County, Colorado and within the Rocky Mountain National Park. Near McHenrys Peak and Longs Peak, there are "spectacular views" of the Continental Divide at the lake. The Bierstadt Lake Trailhead is located about 6.5 miles from the turn-off at U.S. Route 36 into the Rocky Mountain National Park. During the summer, shuttle buses provide transportation to the trailhead. ()

Elevation: 9419 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 40°19'35"N, 105°37'30"W

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Bierstadt Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bear Lake, Dream Lake, Sprague Lake, Moraine Park Museum and Amphitheater.

1.5 miSW
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park
39 min walk • Bear Lake is a scenic trailhead and destination in Rocky Mountain National Park. Sitting at an elevation of 9,450 feet, the alpine lake rests beneath the sheer flanks of Hallett Peak and the Continental Divide at 40.31324°N 105.648222°W.
2.1 miSW
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Dream Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park
55 min walk • Dream Lake is a high alpine lake located in Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado, located east of the continental divide.
1 miSE
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Sprague Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park
26 min walk • Sprague Lake is a scenic lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, located on the south side of Glacier Creek, about two miles south of the Hollowell turnoff.
3.1 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum, Natural history museum
Moraine Park Museum and Amphitheater, Rocky Mountain National Park
79 min walk • The Moraine Park Museum and Amphitheater, also known as the Moraine Park Lodge and the Moraine Park Visitor Center, are located in Moraine Park, a glaciated meadow between two moraines in Rocky Mountain National Park.
3.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hallett Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park
92 min walk • Hallett Peak is a mountain summit in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,720-foot peak is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 10.1 miles southwest by west of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Grand and Larimer counties.
2.9 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Flattop Mountain Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park
75 min walk • The Flattop Mountain Trail, also known as the Grand Trail or the Big Trail, was built in 1925 in Rocky Mountain National Park in the Larimer County portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. Built in 1925, and rehabilitated in 1940 with Civilian Conservation Corps labor, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
2.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Fern Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park
71 min walk • Fern Lake is an alpine lake in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. It is a major source for the Big Thompson River.
4.3 miNE
Visitor center
Beaver Meadows Visitor Center, Rocky Mountain National Park
111 min walk • Beaver Meadows Visitor Center, also known as Rocky Mountain National Park Administration Building, is the park headquarters and principal visitors center of Rocky Mountain National Park in central northern Colorado.
4.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Petit Grepon, Rocky Mountain National Park
104 min walk • Petit Grepon is a semi-detached spire in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park. It is one of the "Cathedral Spires" which also includes Sharkstooth, The Saber and The Foil.
3.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Tyndall Glacier, Rocky Mountain National Park
94 min walk • Tyndall Glacier is a small cirque glacier in Rocky Mountain National Park in the U.S. state of Colorado. Tyndall Glacier is on the east side of the Continental Divide and in a cirque to the north of Hallett Peak.
4.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Andrews Glacier, Rocky Mountain National Park
105 min walk • Andrews Glacier is an alpine glacier in a cirque below Otis Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park in the U.S. state of Colorado.