La Poudre Pass Lake () is a small lake located in the

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of northern

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in the

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. The lake is located within

Rocky Mountain National Park Rocky Mountain National Park is an American national park located approximately northwest of Denver in north-central Colorado, within the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The park is situated between the towns of Estes Park to the east and ...

, generally in

La Poudre Pass La Poudre Pass (elevation ), a high mountain pass, is located in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States. The pass straddles the Continental Divide, and separates the headwaters of La Poudre Pass Creek, which joins the Cac ...

, just south of the

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. The lake lies just southeast of La Poudre Pass Creek. It can be reached on foot via the La Poudre Pass trail.''Fall River Pass, Colorado,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1958 (1985 rev.) La Poudre Pass Lake drains to the south as the source of the

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Lakes of Larimer County, Colorado Lakes of Grand County, Colorado Lakes of Rocky Mountain National Park {{Colorado-geo-stub