Big Lost Lake

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Big Lost Lake
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Big Lost Lake
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Big Lost Lake
Location in the United States
Location Blaine County, Idaho
Coordinates 43°44′38″N114°39′44″W / 43.7438652°N 114.6623608°W / 43.7438652; -114.6623608 [1]
Lake type Glacial
Primary outflows Norton Creek to Baker Creek to Big Wood River
Basin  countriesUnited States
Max. length968 ft (295 m)
Max. width690 ft (210 m)
Surface area 8.6 acres (3.5 ha) [2]
Surface elevation9,163 ft (2,793 m) [1]

Big Lost Lake is an alpine lake in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, located in the Smoky Mountains in Sawtooth National Forest. The lake is most easily accessed via trail 135 from the end of forest road 170. The lake is located just east of Prairie Creek Peak. It is also near Smoky Lake, Little Lost Lake, and Upper and Lower Norton lakes. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Big Lost Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Big Lost Lake". Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  3. Sawtooth National Forest (Map) (1998 ed.). Sawtooth National Forest, U.S. Forest Service.