Lakes / Colorado / Chaffee County / Cottonwood Lake
Cottonwood Lake, Colorado
39 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
38.78 degrees N, 106.28 degrees W - Chaffee County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Cottonwood Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 31% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 40 miles from Aspen, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Lake | Chaffee | 4.9 mi | 29 acres |
| Grizzly Lake | Chaffee | 8.4 mi | 31 acres |
| Mirror Lake | Gunnison | 8.5 mi | 36 acres |
| Ice Pond | Chaffee | 8.8 mi | 39 acres |
| Clear Creek Reservoir | Chaffee | 16 mi | 388 acres |
| Taylor Park Reservoir | Gunnison | 17 mi | 2,038 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Cottonwood Lake
How Big Is Cottonwood Lake?
Cottonwood Lake covers 39 acres in Chaffee County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Chaffee County?
Clear Creek Reservoir is the largest lake in Chaffee County, at 388 acres.
Largest Lakes in Colorado
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Martin Reservoir | Bent | 11,686 acres | - |
| 2 | Blue Mesa Reservoir | Gunnison | 8,944 acres | - |
| 3 | Lake Granby | Grand | 7,075 acres | - |
| 4 | Lake Meredith | Crowley | 5,539 acres | - |
| 5 | Adobe Creek Reservoir | Bent | 4,770 acres | - |
All 778 Colorado lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 133049977). Verified October 30, 2026.