Lakes / Colorado / Lake County / Timberline Lake
Timberline Lake, Colorado
27 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
39.30 degrees N, 106.48 degrees W - Lake 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 Timberline Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 5% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 20 miles from Aspen, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivanhoe Lake | Pitkin | 2.5 mi | 72 acres |
| Homestake Reservoir | Pitkin | 4.2 mi | 333 acres |
| Turquoise Lake | Lake | 5.4 mi | 1,748 acres |
| Tuhare Lakes | Eagle | 11 mi | 33 acres |
| Woods Lake | Eagle | 12 mi | 53 acres |
| Mystic Island Lake | Eagle | 12 mi | 25 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Timberline Lake
How Big Is Timberline Lake?
Timberline Lake covers 27 acres in Lake County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lake County?
Twin Lakes is the largest lake in Lake County, at 2,064 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 133049002). Verified October 30, 2026.