Olympus Dam

Olympus Dam is a dam located on the Big Thompson River, in the town of Estes Park, Colorado. The reservoir behind the dam, Lake Estes, is the main source of drinking water for Estes Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Stanley Hotel and Prospect Mountain.

The Stanley Hotel

Hotel

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

The Stanley Hotel is a 140-room Georgian Revival hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, United States, about 5 miles from the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. The Stanley Hotel is situated 1½ miles west of Olympus Dam.

Prospect Mountain

Peak

Prospect Mountain is a 8,898 feet summit south of Estes Park in Larimer County, Colorado. Prospect Mountain is situated 2 miles southwest of Olympus Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Estes Park and Glen Haven.

Estes Park

Photo: Footwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Estes Park is a town in the Front Range region of the state of Colorado in America. It is located 90 miles northwest of Denver, on the eastern slope of the Front Range in north central Colorado.

Glen Haven is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The Glen Haven Post Office has the ZIP Code 80532. Glen Haven is situated 6 miles north of Olympus Dam.

Olympus Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Larimer County, Colorado, United States of America
Location: Larimer, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.37665° or 40° 22′ 36″ north

Longitude

-105.48805° or 105° 29′ 17″ west

Elevation

7,480 feet (2,280 metres)

Open location code

85GP9GG6+MQ

GeoNames ID

5580568

Wikidata ID

Q30621754

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Italian—“Olympus Dam” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Olympus Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos, Colorado)”
Cebuano: “Olympus Dam”
Egyptian Arabic: “سد اوليمبوس”
Italian: “diga di Olympus”

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Localities in the Area

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