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Colorado · Lake fishing · Wheat Ridge · Near Idaho Springs
Prospect Lake
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Prospect Lake is a 11-acre lake near Wheat Ridge, Colorado, at about 5,396 feet.
Around this trail
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Bar
On your way back · 1 mi
If it rainsJessicaSmithCO, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDenver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys
Museum
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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: JessicaSmithCO, CC BY 4.0 (commons)
More in Idaho SpringsLocal outfitters
- Golden River Sports5 mi away
- Downstream Adventures29 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Prospect Lake to West Lake LoopHiking0.1 mi
- Kipling Crossing Loop, Iris St to Moore St, Clear CreekHiking0.9 mi
- Crown Hill ParkState park1.8 mi
Inspiration PointSummitPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.8 mi- Private OwnerCamping4 mi
The East QuarryRock climbingPhoto: ShanMcG213, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)4.2 mi- Berkeley Lake ParkState park4.2 mi
- Dakota Ridge RV ParkCamping5.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Garrison LakeLake fishing · ~2 min drive
- Kestrel PondLake fishing · ~3 min drive
- North Henry Lee ReservoirLake fishing · ~3 min drive
- Fairmount ReservoirLake fishing · ~4 min drive
- Hyatt LakeLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Duke LakeLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Ashland ReservoirLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Berkeley LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Sloans LakeLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Rocky Mountain LakeLake fishing · ~9 min drive
Also worth it near here
Trail No. 96Hiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Michael Kirsh, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Mountain Bike Trail near Lena GulchMountain biking · ~5 min drive
- Inspiration PointSummit · ~7 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- The East QuarryRock climbing · ~7 min drivePhoto: ShanMcG213, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Prospect Lake
Best months: April–June and September–October. 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
47° / 17°
5 wet
Feb
48° / 18°
6 wet
Mar
57° / 26°
7 wet
Apr
62° / 33°
9 wet
May
71° / 43°
10 wet
Jun
83° / 51°
9 wet
Jul
88° / 57°
9 wet
Aug
86° / 54°
8 wet
Sep
79° / 45°
7 wet
Oct
66° / 34°
6 wet
Nov
55° / 24°
6 wet
Dec
47° / 17°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wheat Ridge 2, CO, 0.5 mi away at 5,398 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
