Collegiate Peaks
Campground
Campground · 2.5 mi from the trail
Colorado · Hiking · Collegiate Peaks Wilderness · Near Pitkin
Hartenstein Lake
Photo: Brokentaco, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 1.9 mi
- round trip
- 336 ft
- climb
- 11,477 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Jul, Sep
- best months
Is Hartenstein Lake open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 7 alerts for Pike and San Isabel National Forests.
FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Interlaken Hotel Tree Hazards
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Sharpe Fire Update
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Turquoise Lake Road (County Road 4) Closure
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Food Storage Prohibitions on Pike-San Isabel National Forests
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · Order 02-12-00-23-07 · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
As of · Source: USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Hartenstein Lake is an easy out-and-back hike of about 1.9 miles in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, within the Salida Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail rises about 336 feet from a low point of 11,154 feet to a high of 11,477 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 71°F with lows near 39°F, and the trail sits higher than that station, so expect it to run a little cooler. Winter is cold, with January highs around 30°F and lows near 5°F. The trail is on natural surface, and horses are allowed. Bikes are not. Browns Pass, a mountain bike route, is about 1.6 miles away, and Mt. Yale is about 0.7 miles off. Holy Water Wall, a climbing area, is about 1.6 miles away, and Collegiate Peaks campground is about 2.5 miles away.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Punky's
Fast food
Fast food · 17 mi from PitkinIf it rains American House Hotel Parlor
Museum
On your way back · 9 mi
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- Browns PassMountain biking0.4 mi
- Mt. YaleHiking0.7 mi
- Holy Water WallRock climbing1.6 mi
- Collegiate PeaksCamping2.5 mi
- CO Ice & MixedRock climbing4.9 mi
- Cottonwood Lake CampgroundCamping4.9 mi
- Willow CreekCanoeing9.2 mi
- Cottonwood CreekCanoeing9.5 mi
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Best time to visit Hartenstein Lake
Best months: June–July 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
30° / 5°
10 wet
Feb
31° / 6°
10 wet
Mar
37° / 12°
11 wet
Apr
43° / 19°
11 wet
May
54° / 27°
9 wet
Jun
66° / 34°
7 wet
Jul
71° / 39°
12 wet
Aug
68° / 38°
13 wet
Sep
61° / 32°
9 wet
Oct
50° / 24°
8 wet
Nov
37° / 13°
9 wet
Dec
29° / 5°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Leadville Lake Co Ap, CO, 27.3 mi away at 9,932 ft. The station sits about 1,500 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.
