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Trappers Lake

2,938 m9,639 ft
Area
1.29 km²
Tonight
32°FFair · Wind 5 mph S

Trappers Lake is a lake at 2,938 m above sea level in Colorado, United States, 1.29 km² in area and 2.2 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
2,938 m
Length
2.2 km
Shoreline
6.8 km
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Lake

Trappers Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

2.2 km longest1 kmN ↑
Shoreline
6.8 km≈1¾ h to walk around
3D map

Trappers Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4.2 × 4.2 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Trappers Lake terrain and contours

20 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 100 mShowing west → east through the centre

Trappers Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Trappers Lake weather

Tonight · Fair · 32°F (0°C) · 20% chance of precipitation · Wind 5 mph S

Trappers Lake forecast for about 2,979 m.

  • Tonight32°20%5 mph S
  • Sat33°46°75%5–10 mph SE
  • Sun29°42°73%5 mph SSW
  • Mon30°43°10%0–10 mph SW
  • Tue29°45°16%10–20 mph SSW
  • Wed29°43°6%10–15 mph SW
  • Thu32°45°15%5–15 mph SSW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 22:47 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Trappers Lake

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Trappers Lake, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    1.0 km WNW

    +2 more within 1.2 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Bucks Campground

    1.1 km NW · +2 more within 1.2 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 6
PlaceDistance
Parking1.0 km WNW
Bucks CampgroundCampsite1.1 km NW
Parking1.1 km NNW
Cutthroat CampgroundCampsite1.2 km NW
Trapline CampgroundCampsite1.2 km NW
Parking1.2 km WNW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4.2 × 4.2 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 60% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
59.9%
Moderate, 15–30°
24.8%
Steep, 30–45°
13.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
2.3%
Steeper than 30°
15.3% of the 18 km² view
Relief in view
599 m low point 2,901 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 49.5%Moss & lichen 25.5%Trees 15.6%Water 7.9%Bare rock / sparse 1.5%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2.1 km; 103 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Fireweed13
  • Owlsclaws10
  • Monument plant10
  • Sulfur buckwheat9
  • Parry's gentian9
  • American Pika7
Where it sits

Where Trappers Lake sits

Region
Colorado59United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Trappers Lake downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-10)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia