Abyss Lake Scenic Area
Abyss Lake Scenic Area is a nature reserve in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 4,004 m. Grays Peak stands 4,352 m to the west-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Bierstadt, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4004 m
How to reach it
- 16.8 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
- 26.3 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carol Karlin Overlook · 17 mi
- Panorama Point · 21 mi
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 21 mi
- Denver Mountain Parks · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Bierstadt: 0.7 mi
- Mount Blue Sky: 0.7 mi
- Mount Spalding: 1.1 mi
- Epaulet Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Mount Warren: 1.9 mi
- Summit Lake: 1.3 mi
- Echo Lake Park: 6.0 mi
- Dinger Park: 8.7 mi
- Library Corner Park: 8.7 mi
- City Park: 8.9 mi
- Historic Georgetown Span Sign Structure: 8.9 mi
- The Goat: 12.2 mi
- Jim Bridger: 12.4 mi
- Steve Canyon Statue: 13.5 mi
- Dinosaur Play Sculpture: 17.1 mi
- Mount Blue Sky Summit: 0.8 mi
- Abyss Trailhead: 5.8 mi
- Geneva Creek Iron Fens: 8.5 mi
- Echo Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Colorado and Southern Railway No. 60: 13.3 mi
- Waldorf Interpretive Site: 6.9 mi
- Brewery Spring: 8.7 mi
- OLD TOWN JAIL 1883: 8.7 mi
- Clear Creek Rec Center: 13.1 mi
- Ralph Carr Memorial Highway: 13.5 mi
- Hamill House Museum: 8.7 mi
- Georgetown Firefighting Museum Alpine Hose No 2: 8.7 mi
- Georgetown Energy Museum: 8.7 mi
- George Rowe Museum: 8.7 mi
- Fire Station #1: 13.2 mi
- Duck Creek Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Chicago Forks Picnic Ground: 7.2 mi
- Ponder Point Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Juniper Pass: 7.4 mi
- Geneva Creek Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Bakerville: 10.9 mi
- Silver Creek: 11.9 mi
- Saints John: 12.1 mi
- Russell Gulch: 14.9 mi
- Nevadaville: 16.0 mi
- Angel's Ridge: 4.4 mi
- Pavillion Point: 8.1 mi
- Red Wall: 14.9 mi
- Meditation Rock: 15.0 mi
- Rocky Point: 21.4 mi
- Cucumber Gulch Preserve: 22.7 mi
- Ralston Creek State Wildlife Area: 23.0 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve and Nature Center: 23.8 mi
- Elk Falls: 14.0 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 14.9 mi
- Sweet Beach Cove: 21.8 mi
- Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 23.0 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 11.2 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 23.7 mi
- Rosary Garden: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Abyss Lake Scenic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grays Peak | WNW 292° | 4,352 m | 9.3 mi |
| Torreys Peak | WNW 295° | 4,351 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Blue Sky | ENE 65° | 4,350 m | 0.7 mi |
| Mount Bierstadt | W 263° | 4,287 m | 0.7 mi |
| Mount Spalding | N 359° | 4,222 m | 1.1 mi |
| Mount Edwards | WNW 296° | 4,218 m | 8.2 mi |
| Square Top Mountain | W 276° | 4,201 m | 5.8 mi |
| Argentine Peak | WNW 287° | 4,186 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:00 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 42 | 52 | 57 | 56 | 49 | 39 | 29 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cabin Creek, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358932438
Day trips start here
- Idaho Springs · 13 mi
- Breckenridge · 22 mi
- Golden · 26 mi
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