About Lake Irene
On the map, Lake Irene belongs to the Alpine Visitor Center / Trail Ridge section of Rocky Mountain National Park, at 10,624 feet on the west side of the Continental Divide. In this guide it is treated as an easy lake.
Trail Ridge Road gives this area a rare kind of access: high elevation without a long approach. It is accessible from Trail Ridge Road; west side. The approach from Lake Irene Picnic Area (Trail Ridge Rd) is 0.3 miles one-way and stays in the easy range for this guide.
NPS distance tables place both Lake Irene Picnic Area and Milner Pass/Poudre Lake above 10,700 feet, so even the shortest walks here begin in thin, exposed high-country air.
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