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This high-alpine lake is one of Colorado’s most spectacular hikes

The soaring rock walls above Rocky Mountain National Park’s Chasm Lake create lifelong memories

Chasm Lake sits 2,500 feet below the dramatic summit of Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park at an elevation of 11,800 feet. The upper 900 feet of Longs' east face is sheer vertical granite. The lake is enclosed on three sides by steep rock walls, making it one of the most spectacular alpine cirques in Colorado. (John Meyer, The Denver Post)
Chasm Lake sits 2,500 feet below the dramatic summit of Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park at an elevation of 11,800 feet. The upper 900 feet of Longs’ east face is sheer vertical granite. The lake is enclosed on three sides by steep rock walls, making it one of the most spectacular alpine cirques in Colorado. (John Meyer, The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - JANUARY 13 : Denver Post's John Meyer on Monday, January 13, 2014. (Photo By Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post)
By | jmeyer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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The summit of Longs towers over its western edge, and steep rock walls to the right and left soar 1,200 feet, making it one of the most spectacular alpine cirques in Colorado.
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