Barr Lake is an unincorporated community in Adams County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1] It is located within the Denver metropolitan area.

Barr Lake, Colorado
Barr Lake is located in Colorado
Barr Lake
Barr Lake
Barr Lake is located in the United States
Barr Lake
Barr Lake
Coordinates: 39°56′40″N 104°46′31″W / 39.94444°N 104.77528°W / 39.94444; -104.77528
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyAdams
Elevation
5,115 ft (1,559 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (CDT)
Area codes303, 720, & 983
GNIS feature ID184609[1]

It is located next to the Barr Lake State Park.

School District 27J serves Barr Lake. Kids attend Henderson Elementary School and Prairie View Middle School.

Barr Lake was named for a Mr. Barr, a civil engineer for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. It was originally named Platte Summit.[2]

See also

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  Colorado portal

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barr Lake, Colorado
  2. ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 8.