Summit Lake Park

Infobox_nrhp | name =Summit Lake Park
nrhp_type =

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caption =Summit Lake Park
nearest_city= Idaho Springs, CO
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 35
lat_seconds = 55
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 105
long_minutes = 38
long_seconds = 39
long_direction = W
area =
built =1924
architect= Benedict, Jules Jacques Benoit; CCC
added = February 24, 1995
governing_body = Local
mpsub=Denver Mountain Parks MPS
refnum=95000110 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2006-03-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Summit Lake Park is a park located along Mount Evans Scenic Byway about 62 miles (100 km) west of Denver, Colorado. The park is 160 acres (0.65 km²) in size and contains both Arctic and alpine tundra. Land to the east of the lake is in a state of permafrost which helps to prevent drainage of the area. [cite web| date=June 14, 2006| title=Driving and Watching for Alpine Wildlife - On Mount Evans| url=http://wildlife.state.co.us/Education/TeacherResources/ColoradoWildlifeCompany/DrivingCWCSum1989.htm |accessdate=2006-09-22] During the summer, the park is filled with wildflowers, some of which have not been found anywhere outside of the Arctic Circle. [cite web| author=The City and County of Denver| title=Denver Mountain Parks - Summit Lake Park| url=http://www.denvergov.org/Mountain_Parks/template2359.asp| accessdate=2006-09-22] The park is named after Summit Lake, which sits at 13,001 feet (3,963 m) in altitude. The land was acquired by Denver in 1924 and incorporated into the Denver Mountain Parks system. [cite web |url=http://mountainparkshistory.org/Parks/summit.html |title=Denver Mountain Parks History: Summit Lake Park | publisher=Denver Mountain Parks Foundation |accessdate=2007-09-26]

ee also

*Echo Lake Park

References

External links

* [http://www.denvergov.org/Mountain_Parks/template2359.asp Denver Mountain Parks - Summit Lake Park]
* [http://mountainparkshistory.org/Parks/summit.html Denver Mountain Parks History - Summit Lake Park]
* [http://www.nature.nps.gov/nnl/Registry/USA_Map/States/Colorado/NNL/SL/index.cfm National Natural Landmark - Summit Lake]