At a Glance
Difficulty
Moderate
Distance (one-way)
4.5 miles
Elevation
9,912 ft
Elevation Gain
N/A
Trailhead
Finch Lake / Allenspark TH
Park Area
Wild Basin
Side of Divide
East
Coordinates
40.1833°N, 105.5931°W
Wild Basin

Finch Lake

Wild Basin via southern approach

Finch Lake, Wild Basin, Rocky Mountain National Park — 9912 ft elevation

About Finch Lake

Finch Lake sits at 9,912 feet in southern Wild Basin, reached by a moderate 4.5-mile one-way hike from the Finch Lake and Allenspark trailhead. It is a quieter southern approach compared with the main Wild Basin trailhead.

The lake is important because it opens the way toward Pear Lake and the southern Wild Basin backcountry. It is moderate in this data set, but the setting still asks for normal mountain preparation and attention to distance.

NPS wilderness-site data also lists Finch Lake in the Wild Basin Area: 4.6 miles from the trailhead, 1,440 feet of elevation change, an average snow-free date of June 11, and a site elevation of 9,910 feet.

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