Plummer Lake (Idaho)

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Plummer Lake
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Plummer Lake
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Plummer Lake
Location Elmore County, Idaho
Coordinates 43°57′06″N115°04′53″W / 43.951539°N 115.081339°W / 43.951539; -115.081339
Type Glacial
Primary outflows Queens River to Middle Fork Boise River
Basin  countries United States
Max. length0.19 mi (0.31 km)
Max. width0.12 mi (0.19 km)
Surface elevation8,590 ft (2,620 m)

Plummer Lake is a small alpine lake in Elmore County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 007 via trail 458 along Benedict Creek. [1]

Plummer Lake is in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries. Everly Lake is 0.15 mi (0.24 km) north of Plummer Lake, although Everly Lake is in the Payette River drainage.

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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