Lonesome Lake (Idaho)

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
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Location	Custer County, Idaho
Coordinates	44°04′26″N 114°36′26″W
Type	Glacial
Primary outflows	Little Boulder Creek 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 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.

See also

• List of lakes of the White Cloud Mountains
• Sawtooth National Recreation Area
• White Cloud Mountains