Crater Lake (Idaho)

Crater Lake
Location Custer County, Idaho
Coordinates 44°08′32″N 114°36′31″W / 44.142215°N 114.608673°W / 44.142215; -114.608673Coordinates: 44°08′32″N 114°36′31″W / 44.142215°N 114.608673°W / 44.142215; -114.608673
Type Glacial
Primary outflows Livingston Creek to Salmon River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 410 m (1,350 ft)
Max. width 225 m (738 ft)
Surface elevation 2,737 m (8,980 ft)

Crater 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 an old dirt road along Livingston Creek.[1]

Crater Lake is just north of the Chinese Wall and is surrounded by several old mines.

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.

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