Water Depth
Reservoir levels can change enough to expose shelves or alter landing clearance.

HIGH JUMP / DEPTH CHECK NEEDED*
Green Mountain Reservoir is a freshwater reservoir jump spot near Silverthorne, Colorado. The reported height is up to about 90 ft, but access and landing conditions must be verified on site.
HIGH JUMP / DEPTH CHECK NEEDED: confirm legal access, depth, landing clearance, and a safe exit before treating Green Mountain Reservoir as jumpable.
Overview
Green Mountain Reservoir is a high-country reservoir with large rock outcroppings and very high reported jumps. Treat this guide as a planning overview, then verify access, water level, landing depth, and exits at the site before considering a jump.
Quick Answer
Green Mountain Reservoir is a freshwater reservoir jump spot near Silverthorne, Colorado. The reported height is up to about 90 ft, but access and landing conditions must be verified on site.
Key Takeaway
HIGH JUMP / DEPTH CHECK NEEDED: confirm legal access, depth, landing clearance, and a safe exit before treating Green Mountain Reservoir as jumpable.
Quick Answer
Green Mountain Reservoir is a freshwater reservoir jump spot near Silverthorne, Colorado. The reported height is up to about 90 ft, but access and landing conditions must be verified on site.
Key Takeaway
HIGH JUMP / DEPTH CHECK NEEDED: confirm legal access, depth, landing clearance, and a safe exit before treating Green Mountain Reservoir as jumpable.
Conditions and planning notes
Reservoir levels can change enough to expose shelves or alter landing clearance.
Check reservoir rules, road access, lake level, weather, and boating activity before visiting.
Scout from the waterline and road, then choose only legal, conservative takeoffs.
Extreme height, cold water, changing reservoir level, boat traffic, and wind are the main concerns.
Rock outcroppings can be windy, loose, and difficult to climb down from.
Scout with a partner, avoid jumping alone, and leave if extreme height, cold water, changing reservoir level, boat traffic, and wind are the main concerns.
Map location
Silverthorne, Colorado, United States
39.85575, -106.27046
Green Mountain Reservoir sits around Silverthorne, Colorado, United States, putting this lake or reservoir spot in the orbit of Silverthorne and the broader Colorado area of United States. Use the saved coordinates and current map view as a starting point, then confirm the exact approach locally because cliff-jumping access can change around parks, private land, roads, shorelines, and water-management areas.
In northern or mountain climates, spring runoff and cold water can be as important as ledge height. Conditions are not static: rain, snowmelt, drought, changing water levels, current, and weekend crowding can all change what looks like the same jump from one visit to the next. Treat saved route notes as background, not as a present-day clearance to jump.
The main assumed risks include cold or changing lake levels, submerged shelves, boat traffic, difficult exits, and limited rescue access. Even when the location appears open, access is separate from safety; a reachable ledge is not proof that jumping is allowed or sensible. Before anyone climbs to a ledge, inspect the landing zone from the water, identify the exit, look for submerged rocks or debris, and be willing to walk away if the depth, footing, legality, or rescue options are uncertain.
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