Crystal Lake Overlook

Crystal Lake Overlook sits at 9,449 feet on the Top of the Rockies byway, with the terrain dropping 68 feet within 600 meters of the site. Rock Hill rises to the east-northeast at 5.0 miles, with Iron Hill nearby to the northeast at 5.1 miles, both reaching just over 11,000 feet. The Leadville National Fish Hatchery is visible to the west-northwest, about 5.3 miles away at an elevation of 10,698 feet. The overlook lies south of Leadville near the Arkansas River Headwaters, just off U.S. Highway 24. The nearest towns are well to the north and northwest: Edwards at 34.2 miles, Eagle at 41.4 miles, and Gypsum at 45.6 miles. Daylight hours shift with the seasons, from a sunrise of 05:40 and sunset of 20:36 at the June solstice to a sunrise of 07:22 and sunset of 16:46 at the December solstice. The next stop along the route is Waterfall Overlook.