Chicago Lakes
Chicago Lakes is a lake in Clear Creek, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,427 feet.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Evans and Summit Lake Park.
Mount Evans
Peak
Photo: Lookinhere, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Blue Sky is the highest peak in the Mount Evans Wilderness in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 14,266.1-foot fourteener is located 13.4 miles southwest by south of Idaho Springs in Clear Creek County, Colorado… Mount Evans is situated 2 miles south of Chicago Lakes.
Summit Lake Park
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Summit Lake Park is a park located along Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway about 64 miles west of Denver, Colorado. The park is 160 acres in size and contains alpine tundra.
Meyer–Womble Observatory
Building
Meyer–Womble Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Denver. It is located near the summit of Mount Blue Sky in the Arapaho National Forest approximately 60 kilometers west of Denver, Colorado. Meyer–Womble Observatory is situated 2 miles south of Chicago Lakes.
Chicago Lakes
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Clear Creek, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.61638° or 39° 36′ 59″ northLongitude
-105.63445° or 105° 38′ 4″ westElevation
11,427 feet (3,483 metres)Open location code
85FPJ988+H6GeoNames ID
5416876
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