Castle Lake (Idaho)

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Castle Lake
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Castle Lake
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Castle Lake
Location Custer County, Idaho
Coordinates 44°02′47″N114°34′36″W / 44.046299°N 114.576598°W / 44.046299; -114.576598
Lake type Glacial
Primary outflows Little Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin  countriesUnited States
Max. length288 m (945 ft)
Max. width266 m (873 ft)
Surface elevation2,875 m (9,432 ft)

Castle Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 047. [1]

Castle Lake is just north of Castle Peak and south of Merriam Peak. It is upstream of Baker Lake.

References

  1. Sawtooth National Forest. "Sawtooth National Forest" [map].1:126,720, 1"=2 miles. Twin Falls, Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest, United States Forest Service, 1998.

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