Castle Lake (Idaho)

Castle Lake
Location of Castle Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Castle Lake in Idaho, USA.
Castle Lake
Location of Castle Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Castle Lake in Idaho, USA.
Castle Lake
LocationCuster County, Idaho
Coordinates44°02′47″N 114°34′36″W / 44.046299°N 114.576598°W / 44.046299; -114.576598
Lake typeGlacial
Primary outflowsLittle Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length288 m (945 ft)
Max. width266 m (873 ft)
Surface elevation2,875 m (9,432 ft)

Castle 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 047.[1]

Castle Lake is just north of Castle Peak and south of Merriam Peak. It is upstream of Baker Lake.

  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.