Trail Creek Lakes
The Trail Creek Lakes are a series of five small alpine glacial lakes in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lakes are on , which is a tributary of the South Fork Payette River. The lakes can be accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 453.[1]
The Trail Creek Lakes are in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries. Mount Regan at 10,190 ft (3,110 m) is to the east of the lakes.
Lake | Elevation | Max. length | Max. width | Location |
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Trail Creek Lake 1 | 2,516 m (8,255 ft) | 207 m (679 ft) | 161 m (528 ft) | 44°09′39″N 115°04′51″W / 44.160731°N 115.080808°W |
Trail Creek Lake 2 | 2,517 m (8,258 ft) | 062 m (203 ft) | 033 m (108 ft) | 44°09′34″N 115°04′51″W / 44.159336°N 115.080828°W |
Trail Creek Lake 3 | 2,510 m (8,230 ft) | 240 m (790 ft) | 145 m (476 ft) | 44°09′28″N 115°04′55″W / 44.157794°N 115.081958°W |
Trail Creek Lake 4 | 2,513 m (8,245 ft) | 046 m (151 ft) | 033 m (108 ft) | 44°09′37″N 115°05′00″W / 44.160267°N 115.083331°W |
Trail Creek Lake 5 | 2,435 m (7,989 ft) | 274 m (899 ft) | 158 m (518 ft) | 44°09′30″N 115°05′13″W / 44.158425°N 115.087039°W |
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[]
- List of lakes of the Sawtooth Mountains (Idaho)
- Sawtooth National Forest
- Sawtooth National Recreation Area
- Sawtooth Range (Idaho)
Categories:
- Lakes of Idaho
- Lakes of Boise County, Idaho
- Glacial lakes of the United States
- Glacial lakes of the Sawtooth Wilderness
- Boise County, Idaho geography stubs