Goat Lake (White Cloud Mountains)

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Goat Lake
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Goat Lake
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Goat Lake
Location Custer County, Idaho
Coordinates 44°05′55″N114°34′52″W / 44.098741°N 114.581212°W / 44.098741; -114.581212 Coordinates: 44°05′55″N114°34′52″W / 44.098741°N 114.581212°W / 44.098741; -114.581212
Lake type Glacial
Primary outflows Big Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin  countries United States
Max. length275 m (902 ft)
Max. width240 m (790 ft)
Surface elevation2,730 m (8,960 ft)

Goat Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. No trails lead to the lake, but it is most easily accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 080. [1]

Goat Lake is southeast of D. O. Lee Peak and northeast, although in a separate basin than, Island Lake.

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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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