Willow Lake (Idaho)

Willow Lake
Location of Willow Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Willow Lake in Idaho, USA.
Willow Lake
Location of Willow Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Willow Lake in Idaho, USA.
Willow Lake
LocationCuster County, Idaho
Coordinates44°04′27″N 114°33′38″W / 44.074092°N 114.560419°W / 44.074092; -114.560419
TypeGlacial
Primary outflowsLittle Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length260 m (850 ft)
Max. width173 m (568 ft)
Surface elevation2,665 m (8,743 ft)

Willow 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]

Willow Lake is northeast of Merriam Peak and located in the lower section of the Boulder Chain Lakes Basin.

  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.