Snowslide Lake

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Snowslide Lake
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Snowslide Lake
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Snowslide Lake
Location Camas County, Idaho
Coordinates 43°44′19″N114°49′31″W / 43.738611°N 114.825412°W / 43.738611; -114.825412
Type Glacial
Primary outflows Snowslide Creek to Big Smoky Creek to South Fork Boise River
Basin  countriesUnited States
Max. length335 ft (102 m)
Max. width200 ft (61 m)
Surface elevation8,760 ft (2,670 m)

Snowslide Lake is an alpine lake in Camas County, Idaho, United States, located in the Smoky Mountains in Sawtooth National Forest. The lake is most easily accessed via trail 070. The lake is located east of Paradise Peak. [1]

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References

  1. Sawtooth National Forest (Map) (1998 ed.). Sawtooth National Forest, U.S. Forest Service.