Cornice Lake

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Cornice Lake
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Cornice Lake
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Cornice Lake
Location Custer County, Idaho
Coordinates 44°03′10″N114°36′26″W / 44.052713°N 114.607164°W / 44.052713; -114.607164
Lake type Glacial
Primary outflows Little Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin  countries United States
Max. length187 m (614 ft)
Max. width80 m (260 ft)
Surface elevation3,010 m (9,880 ft)

Cornice 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 in the Four Lakes Basin and is most easily accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 683. [1]

Cornice Lake is just east of Patterson Peak and west of Castle and Merriam Peaks. It is downstream of Emerald, Rock, and Glacier Lakes and upstream of Quiet, Noisy, and Baker Lakes.

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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