At a Glance
Difficulty
Hard
Distance (one-way)
8.0 miles
Elevation
11,306 ft
Elevation Gain
N/A
Trailhead
Colorado River TH
Park Area
Never Summer Mountains (West)
Side of Divide
West
Coordinates
40.4223°N, 105.8813°W
Never Summer Mountains (West)

Pinnacle Pool

Remote Never Summer Mtns

Photo coming soon — Colorado River TH approach

About Pinnacle Pool

The Never Summer Mountains (West) setting gives Pinnacle Pool its frame: a hard pool, 11,306 feet high, and positioned on the west side of the Continental Divide.

The setting is remote Never Summer Mountains country. The approach from Colorado River TH is 8.0 miles one-way and belongs in the hard tier for this guide. The Never Summer side is remote west-side terrain tied to the Colorado River headwaters and the park's highest divide country. The distance and setting make this a plan-ahead destination, not a casual lake stop.

NPS park materials describe Rocky as a park of extremes, and the Never Summer side is part of the west-side high country feeding toward the Colorado River headwaters.

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