This high-alpine lake is one of Colorado’s most spectacular hikes

It’s also one of the best hikes in Rocky Mountain National Park. No doubt for both reasons, Erik Stensland used it as the cover photo for his excellent guidebook, “Hiking Rocky Mountain National Park” .

About halfway from the Longs Peak trailhead to Chasm Lake, the dramatic profile of Longs Peak comes into view. At an elevation of 14,259 feet, the summit of Longs is the highest point in Rocky Mountain National Park and can be seen for miles up and down the Front Range. The hike begins at 9,400 feet, passing first through a lodgepole forest. About 2 miles up the trail, the path crosses a creek with waterfalls at Lightning Bridge, so named because there are signs warning of the dangers of lightning above the timberline, which hikers will reach less than a mile farther up.

Hikers heading to Chasm Lake turn left and soon begin traversing a section of trail with a steep drop-off to the left. Below is a lovely alpine pond known as Peacock Pool, with waterfalls upstream from it.

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