Lodgepole Lake

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Lodgepole Lake
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Lodgepole Lake
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Lodgepole Lake
Location Custer County, Idaho
Coordinates 44°04′13″N114°34′32″W / 44.070403°N 114.575526°W / 44.070403; -114.575526
Type Glacial
Primary outflows Little Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin  countries United States
Max. length320 m (1,050 ft)
Max. width295 m (968 ft)
Surface elevation2,750 m (9,020 ft)

Lodgepole Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 683. [1]

Lodgepole Lake is northeast of Merriam Peak and located in the lower section of the Boulder Chain Lakes Basin.

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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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