Lonesome Lake (Idaho)

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Lonesome Lake
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Lonesome Lake
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Lonesome Lake
Location Custer County, Idaho
Coordinates 44°04′26″N114°36′26″W / 44.073839°N 114.607106°W / 44.073839; -114.607106
Type Glacial
Primary outflows Little Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin  countries United States
Max. length458 m (1,503 ft)
Max. width178 m (584 ft)
Surface elevation3,185 m (10,449 ft)

Lonesome 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]

Lonesome Lake is northwest of Merriam Peak and located in the lower section of the Boulder Chain Lakes Basin. It is the highest elevation named lake in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.

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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