At a Glance
Difficulty
Hard
Distance (one-way)
6.0 miles
Elevation
11,916 ft
Elevation Gain
N/A
Trailhead
Forest Canyon Overlook (off-trail)
Park Area
Gorge Lakes
Side of Divide
East
Coordinates
40.3717°N, 105.7720°W
Gorge Lakes

Azure Lake

High elevation Gorge Lake

Azure Lake, Gorge Lakes, Rocky Mountain National Park — 11916 ft elevation

About Azure Lake

Reaching Azure Lake starts with Forest Canyon Overlook (off-trail) and a listed one-way distance of 6.0 miles. The lake sits at 11,916 feet in Gorge Lakes, and the route is rated hard here.

The listed approach is 6.0 miles one-way from Forest Canyon Overlook (off-trail), but this should be treated as a route-finding objective rather than a simple maintained-trail hike. High elevation Gorge Lake. In this area, the Gorge Lakes are off-trail objectives above Forest Canyon, known more to map readers than casual park visitors.

NPS wilderness tables include Little Rock Lake in the Gorge Lakes Area, a reminder that this part of the park is treated as backcountry rather than a casual viewpoint stop.

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