At a Glance
Difficulty
Hard
Distance (one-way)
5.5 miles
Elevation
10,824 ft
Elevation Gain
N/A
Trailhead
Wild Basin TH
Park Area
Wild Basin
Side of Divide
East
Coordinates
40.2108°N, 105.6508°W
Wild Basin

Eagle Lake

Wild Basin backcountry

Eagle Lake, Wild Basin, Rocky Mountain National Park — 10824 ft elevation

About Eagle Lake

The Wild Basin setting gives Eagle Lake its frame: a hard lake, 10,824 feet high, and positioned on the east side of the Continental Divide.

Wild Basin is a deep southeast corner of the park, with waterfalls, long forested approaches, and many high lakes. Wild Basin backcountry. The approach from Wild Basin TH is 5.5 miles one-way and belongs in the hard tier for this guide.

NPS hiking and wilderness tables list Wild Basin routes to Ouzel Falls, Ouzel Lake, Thunder Lake, Finch Lake, Pear Lake, and Sandbeach Lake, making this southeast corner one of the park's densest lake-and-waterfall regions.

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