Echo Lake looking toward Mount Evans, Denver Mountain Parks, Colorado, circa 1940

Subjects: Forests & Trees Lakes & Ponds Mountains & Hills
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Echo Lake looking toward Mount Evans, Denver Mountain Parks, Colorado, circa 1940, Mrs. Lonnie Metcalfe, KY, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A view across the still water of Echo Lake, ringed by dense conifer forest, with the snow-streaked summit ridge of Mount Evans rising beyond; the card's own caption identifies the spot as Echo Lake at 10,600 feet in the Denver Mountain Parks system. Echo Lake sits at the foot of the Mount Evans road in Clear Creek County, west of Denver, and the Denver Mountain Parks were developed in the early 20th century as a high-country recreation reserve for the city. The linen-textured, white-bordered format places the printing in the late 1930s to 1940s.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

from Dick

PublisherSanborn Souvenir Co.

323 ECHO LAKE (ALT. 10,600 FT.) LOOKING TOWARD MT. EVANS DENVER MOUNTAIN PARKS, COLORADO 113333 --- ECHO LAKE is situated about 50 miles from Denver on the Mount Evans Road at an altitude of 10,606 feet. It lies in a vast timbered valley at the foot of the chain of lofty peaks which lead up to Mount Evans 14,260 feet high. Its beautiful timbered shores provide a wonderful camping spot from which one can glimpse the snow clad peaks. POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY SANBORN SOUVENIR CO., DENVER, COLO.

PostmarkedCO

Addressed to

Mrs. Lonnie Metcalfe

Winchester, KY

Postcard record

Postmarked	CO
Publisher	Sanborn Souvenir Co.
Series	323
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mrs. Lonnie Metcalfe, Winchester, KY
Publisher	Sanborn Souvenir Co., Denver, CO
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	White border; visible linen/canvas texture in the sky and water; printed card number 113333 at lower right; light wear at corners. Postmark: [illegible] COLO. 1936 — month/day hidden under the printed text block. Divided-back Curt Teich-era card with 'CT' logo; heavy toning, foxing and staining across the back, worn/rounded corners.

Cite this card

Echo Lake looking toward Mount Evans, Denver Mountain Parks, Colorado, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/echo-lake-looking-toward-mount-evans-denver-mountain-parks-c. Accessed October 25, 2026.