Feather Lakes (Idaho)

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The Feather Lakes are a chain of four small alpine glacial lakes in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lakes are located on Goat Creek which is a tributary of the South Fork Payette River. There are no trails leading to the lakes or the Goat Creek drainage. [1]

The Feather Lakes are in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries. The lakes are upstream of Blue Rock Lake and downstream of Little Warbonnet Lake and Warbonnet Lake.

Feather Lakes
Lake Elevation Max. length Max. width Location
Feather Lake 12,681 m (8,796 ft)050 m (160 ft)30 m (98 ft) 44°04′02″N115°03′04″W / 44.06735°N 115.051061°W / 44.06735; -115.051061 (Feather Lake 1)
Feather Lake 22,682 m (8,799 ft)080 m (260 ft)65 m (213 ft) 44°04′01″N115°03′00″W / 44.066869°N 115.050081°W / 44.066869; -115.050081 (Feather Lake 2)
Feather Lake 32,688 m (8,819 ft)145 m (476 ft)65 m (213 ft) 44°03′59″N115°02′55″W / 44.0664°N 115.048633°W / 44.0664; -115.048633 (Feather Lake 3)
Feather Lake 42,691 m (8,829 ft)110 m (360 ft)50 m (160 ft) 44°03′56″N115°02′51″W / 44.065622°N 115.0476°W / 44.065622; -115.0476 (Feather Lake 4)

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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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