Basin countries United States Max. width 464 ft (141 m) Max. depth 28 ft (8.5 m) Area 2 ha Width 141 m | Max. length 560 ft (170 m) Surface area 4.7 acres (1.9 ha) Surface elevation 4,090 m Length 275.2 km | |
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Location Summit County, Colorado, United States Similar Pacific Peak, Rocky Mountains, Crystal Peak, Fletcher Mountain, Breckenridge 100 | ||
Pacific Tarn is a small lake located in the Colorado Rocky Mountains in the United States. It is notable for its 13,420 foot (4,090 m) elevation, making it the highest lake in the United States whose name is recognized by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
Map of Pacific Tarn, Colorado 80424, USA
The lake sits atop the broad eastern ridge of Pacific Peak in the Tenmile Range.
Efforts to name the lake were spearheaded by Carl Drews, a Boulder, Colorado resident who organized an expedition to the lake in 2002 to measure the size, depth and water chemistry. The lake remained unnamed until January 8, 2004, when the United States Board of Geographic Names officially approved the name Pacific Tarn for the lake.
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