Summit Lake Park
Summit Lake Park | |
Summit Lake Park | |
| Location | Clear Creek County, Colorado, US |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | Idaho Springs, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39°35′55″N 105°38′39″W / 39.59861°N 105.64417°W |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architect | Benedict, Jules Jacques Benoit; CCC |
| MPS | Denver Mountain Parks MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000110 |
| Designated | April 1965 |
| CSRHP No. | 5CC.645 |
| Added to NRHP | February 24, 1995 |
Summit Lake Park is a park located along Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway about 64 miles (100 km) west of Denver, Colorado. The park is 160 acres (0.65 km2) in size and contains alpine tundra. Land to the east of the lake is in a state of permafrost which helps to prevent drainage of the area. During the summer, the park is filled with wildflowers, some of which have not been found anywhere else outside of the Arctic Circle. The park is named after Summit Lake, the headwaters of Bear Creek.