Hoodoo Lake

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Hoodoo Lake
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Hoodoo Lake
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Hoodoo Lake
Location Custer County, Idaho
Coordinates 44°10′0.8746″N114°38′31.2050″W / 44.166909611°N 114.642001389°W / 44.166909611; -114.642001389 Coordinates: 44°10′0.8746″N114°38′31.2050″W / 44.166909611°N 114.642001389°W / 44.166909611; -114.642001389 [1]
Lake type Glacial
Primary outflows Slate Creek to Salmon River
Basin  countries United States
Max. length215 m (705 ft)
Max. width150 m (490 ft)
Surface elevation2,645 m (8,678 ft)

Hoodoo 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 can be accessed from Sawtooth National Forest road 666. [2]

Hoodoo Lake is upstream and southwest of the Slate Creek Hot Springs.

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References

  1. "Hoodoo Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved Jan 16, 2021.
  2. 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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