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Diamond Lake
Colorado
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3.0 mi
Distance
1,327 ft
Gain
1h 40m
Time
Conditions: Caution
for hike, todayAgency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 22 h ago · oldest 22 h
caution: Agency alerts
64 active alerts in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests; most severe: Fire Restrictions
USFSPosted Sep 21 · checked 22 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 56°F / low 49°F, 37% precip — 85/100 for hike
OpenWeather22 h ago
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Loop trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,327 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,327 ft
- Highest point
- 11,506 ft
- Lowest point
- 10,742 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Diamond Lake is a 2.99-mile loop trail in Colorado with 1,327 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 11,506 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 11,080 ft
- High point
- 11,506 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,327 ft
- Total descent
- 1,327 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 27% grade around mile 0.8 from the start
- Length
- 3 mi
- Shape
- Loop
The climb is steady from start to finish.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Indian Peaks Wilderness · Wilderness
- Boulder Ranger District · Ranger district
- Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1
Conditions
Active alerts for Boulder Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Raptor Nesting Area Closure - Boulder Ranger District
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Diamond Lake TrailHiking0.5 mi
- Old BaldyHiking0.6 mi
- EldoraRock climbing2.9 mi
- Swamp RockRock climbing3.3 mi
- Rainbow Lakes CampgroundCamping4.1 mi
- Arapaho CreekCanoeing6.9 mi
- West MagnoliaCamping7.1 mi
- North Boulder CreekCanoeing7.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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