Lakes / Colorado / Routt County / Gilpin Lake
Gilpin Lake, Colorado
29 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
40.80 degrees N, 106.67 degrees W - Routt 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 Gilpin Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 11% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 92 miles from Boulder, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Creek Lakes | Jackson | 8.2 mi | 111 acres |
| Boettcher Lake | Jackson | 8.4 mi | 128 acres |
| Roxy Ann Lake | Jackson | 9.0 mi | 62 acres |
| Big Creek Lakes | Jackson | 9.3 mi | 350 acres |
| Lake John | Jackson | 11 mi | 728 acres |
| Rainbow Lake | Jackson | 11 mi | 92 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Gilpin Lake
How Big Is Gilpin Lake?
Gilpin Lake covers 29 acres in Routt County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Routt County?
Steamboat Lake is the largest lake in Routt County, at 968 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 90201751). Verified October 30, 2026.