Chickadee Lake

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Chickadee Lake
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Chickadee Lake
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Chickadee Lake
Location Elmore County, Idaho
Coordinates 43°55′52″N115°03′35″W / 43.931056°N 115.059819°W / 43.931056; -115.059819
Lake type Glacial
Primary outflows Timpa Creek to Middle Fork Boise River
Basin  countries United States
Max. length0.12 mi (0.19 km)
Max. width0.05 mi (0.080 km)
Surface elevation8,715 ft (2,656 m)

Chickadee Lake is a small alpine lake in Elmore County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. It is accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 479 along Timpa Creek. [1]

It is in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries. Timpa Lake[ clarification needed ] is upstream of Surprise Lake and Confusion Lake.

See also

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.