Lonesome Lake (Idaho)
Lonesome Lake | |
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Location | Custer County, Idaho |
Coordinates | 44°04′26″N 114°36′26″W / 44.073839°N 114.607106°WCoordinates: 44°04′26″N 114°36′26″W / 44.073839°N 114.607106°W |
Type | Glacial |
Primary outflows | to East Fork Salmon River |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 458 m (1,503 ft) |
Max. width | 178 m (584 ft) |
Surface elevation | 3,185 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[]
- ^ Sawtooth National Forest. "Sawtooth National Forest" [map].1:126,720, 1"=2 miles. Twin Falls, Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest, United States Forest Service, 1998.
See also[]
Categories:
- Lakes of Idaho
- Lakes of Custer County, Idaho
- Glacial lakes of the United States
- Glacial lakes of the Sawtooth National Forest
- Geography of Custer County, Idaho
- Custer County, Idaho geography stubs