Lake of the Woods (Wyoming)

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Lake of the Woods
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Lake of the Woods
Location Teton County, Wyoming,
United States
Coordinates 44°06′26″N110°50′42″W / 44.1071°N 110.8450°W / 44.1071; -110.8450 Coordinates: 44°06′26″N110°50′42″W / 44.1071°N 110.8450°W / 44.1071; -110.8450
Basin  countriesUnited States
Surface elevation2,249 m (7,379 ft)

Lake of the Woods is a mountain lake in Wyoming, located upstream from Grassy Lake along the Ashton-Flagg Ranch road.

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Background

The lake lies in Targhee National Forest, between the southern border of Yellowstone National Park and the northern border of Grand Teton National Park. Primary access is from Ashton, Idaho, or Flagg Ranch, Wyoming, in the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway.

Boy scout Camp Loll is located on the lake. [1]

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References

  1. "Camp Loll". utahscouts.org.