Lakes / Colorado / Summit County / Mayflower Tailings Pond
Mayflower Tailings Pond, Colorado
275 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
39.43 degrees N, 106.18 degrees W - Summit 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 Mayflower Tailings Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 84% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 38 miles from Aspen, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Gulch Dam Reservoir | Summit | 1.7 mi | 93 acres |
| Tenmile Tailings Pond | Summit | 2.0 mi | 504 acres |
| Robinson Tailings Pond | Summit | 2.9 mi | 619 acres |
| Robinson Lake | Eagle | 3.4 mi | 77 acres |
| Oxide Tailings Pond | Eagle | 3.5 mi | 42 acres |
| Blue Lakes | Summit | 5.2 mi | 46 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Mayflower Tailings Pond
How Big Is Mayflower Tailings Pond?
Mayflower Tailings Pond covers 275 acres in Summit County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Summit County?
Dillon Reservoir is the largest lake in Summit County, at 3,219 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 79934750). Verified October 30, 2026.