Little Baron Lake

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Little Baron Lake
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Little Baron Lake
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Little Baron Lake
Location Boise County, Idaho
Coordinates 44°05′16″N115°02′02″W / 44.087736°N 115.033756°W / 44.087736; -115.033756
Type Glacial
Primary outflows Baron Creek to South Fork Payette River
Basin  countries United States
Max. length0.15 mi (0.24 km)
Max. width0.10 mi (0.16 km)
Surface elevation8,153 ft (2,485 m)

Little Baron Lake is a small alpine lake in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is most easily accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 101. [1]

Little Baron Lake is in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries. Baron Lake and Upper Baron Lake are just to the south and uphill of Little Baron Lake. Warbonnet Peak at 10,210 ft (3,110 m) is southwest of Little Baron 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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