Summit Lake Park

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Summit Lake Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Summit Lake Park
Summit Lake Park
Nearest city: Idaho Springs, CO
Coordinates: 39°35′55″N 105°38′39″W / 39.59861, -105.64417Coordinates: 39°35′55″N 105°38′39″W / 39.59861, -105.64417
Built/Founded: 1924
Architect: Benedict, Jules Jacques Benoit; CCC
Added to NRHP: February 24, 1995
NRHP Reference#: 95000110 [1]
MPS: Denver Mountain Parks MPS
Governing body: Local

Summit Lake Park is a park located along Mount Evans Scenic Byway about 62 miles (100 km) west of Denver, Colorado. The park is 160 acres (0.65 km²) in size and contains both Arctic and alpine tundra. Land to the east of the lake is in a state of permafrost which helps to prevent drainage of the area.[2] During the summer, the park is filled with wildflowers, some of which have not been found anywhere outside of the Arctic Circle.[3] The park is named after Summit Lake, which sits at 13,001 feet (3,963 m) in altitude. The land was acquired by Denver in 1924 and incorporated into the Denver Mountain Parks system.[4]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2006-03-15).
  2. ^ Driving and Watching for Alpine Wildlife - On Mount Evans (June 14, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-09-22.
  3. ^ The City and County of Denver. Denver Mountain Parks - Summit Lake Park. Retrieved on 2006-09-22.
  4. ^ Denver Mountain Parks History: Summit Lake Park. Denver Mountain Parks Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.

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Coordinates: 39°35′55″N, 105°38′55″W

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