Lonesome Lake (Idaho)

Lonesome Lake
Location of Lonesome Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Lonesome Lake in Idaho, USA.
Lonesome Lake
Location of Lonesome Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Lonesome Lake in Idaho, USA.
Lonesome Lake
LocationCuster County, Idaho
Coordinates44°04′26″N 114°36′26″W / 44.073839°N 114.607106°W / 44.073839; -114.607106
TypeGlacial
Primary outflowsLittle Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length458 m (1,503 ft)
Max. width178 m (584 ft)
Surface elevation3,185 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.

  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.