Surprise & Amphitheater Lakes

Amphitheater Lake lies at the base of Disappointment Peak at an elevation of 9,697 feet.  Surprise Lake is its smaller cousin just a two tenths of a mile and about 150 feet before and below.  The trail to these two lakes begins at the Lupine Meadows Trailhead and climbs steadily along a morainal ridge before transitioning into numerous switchbacks that ascend the eastern slopes below.  It is 4.8 miles to Amphitheater Lake from the trailhead.