Maroon Lake, near Aspen, is undoubtedly one of the most photographed landscapes of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

It occupies a basin dug by glaciers during a glaciation, and later closed by a dam naturally formed during landslides and rock falls from the slopes upstream.

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1. Crater Lake

3.20km

01:15

190m

20m

Hike the moderate 2.0-mile (3.2 km) Crater Lake trail in Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, gaining 636 feet (194 metres) in about 1 hour and

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2. Crater Lake

3.20km

01:15

190m

20m

Hike the moderate 2.0-mile Crater Lake trail in Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness for panoramic views of Maroon Lake and the Maroon Bells.

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3. Buckskin Pass

7.67km

03:43

870m

20m

Hike the Buckskin Pass for panoramic views of 14,000-foot peaks and alpine lakes in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness.

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Elevation 2,920 m

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Location: Pitkin County, Colorado, United States

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Maroon Lake

Rim Trail South Junction

Panoramic View of the Maroon Bells

South Maroon Peak

Maroon Lake

1. Crater Lake

2. Crater Lake

3. Buckskin Pass

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