Upper Chipmunk West
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Campground · 0.1 mi from the trail
Colorado · Lake fishing · Near Estes Park
Ypsilon Lake
- Jun, Sep
- best months
Is Ypsilon Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Rocky Mountain National Park. It doesn't name Ypsilon Lake, so check the source for the area it covers.
Prescribed Fire Operations are Underway near Beaver Meadows Visitor Center
Park closure covering Rocky Mountain National Park · NPS · Rocky Mountain National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Rocky Mountain National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Ypsilon Lake is an 8-acre lake near Estes Park, Colorado, at about 10,541 feet. It is managed by the National Park Service.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after If it rains Almost East Gemstone Peak
Viewpoint
On your way back · 9 mi
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors
More in Estes ParkLocal outfitters
- Alpine Lodge at Red Feather Lakes25 mi away
- Wildcat Mountaineering26 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Spectacle LakesHiking0.1 mi
- Ypsilon MountainRock climbing1.3 mi
Ypsilon Lake TrailHikingPhoto: plutonature333, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.2 mi- Thousand FallsWaterfall2.3 mi
- Horseshoe FallsWaterfall2.6 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park Aspenglen CampgroundCamping4.8 mi
- La Poudre Pass CreekCanoeing7.3 mi
- BOR & NPS ParkState park9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Lawn LakeLake fishing · ~4 min drive
- Cache la Poudre RiverRiver fishing · ~35 min drive
- Mirror LakeLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Azure LakeLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Long Draw #2 Fishing SiteLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Poudre LakeLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Long Draw #3 Fishing SiteLake fishing · ~14 min drive
- Timber LakeLake fishing · ~15 min drive
- Bear LakeLake fishing · ~15 min drive
- Hourglass ReservoirLake fishing · ~16 min drive
Also worth it near here
Best time to visit Ypsilon Lake
Best months: June and September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
31° / 11°
9 wet
Feb
33° / 10°
9 wet
Mar
40° / 15°
10 wet
Apr
45° / 20°
10 wet
May
55° / 28°
10 wet
Jun
68° / 36°
10 wet
Jul
74° / 43°
13 wet
Aug
72° / 41°
14 wet
Sep
65° / 34°
10 wet
Oct
51° / 25°
8 wet
Nov
39° / 18°
9 wet
Dec
31° / 11°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Hourglass Rsvr, CO, 9.8 mi away at 9,520 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
