Coordinates: 44°08′16″N 114°41′40″W / 44.137826°N 114.694503°W / 44.137826; -114.694503

Bear Lake (Custer County, Idaho)

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Bear Lake
Location of Bear Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Bear Lake in Idaho, USA.
Bear Lake
Location of Bear Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Bear Lake in Idaho, USA.
Bear Lake
LocationCuster County, Idaho
Coordinates44°08′16″N 114°41′40″W / 44.137826°N 114.694503°W / 44.137826; -114.694503
TypeGlacial
Primary outflowsBear Lake Creek Warm Springs Creek to Salmon River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length120 m (390 ft)
Max. width70 m (230 ft)
Surface elevation2,720 m (8,920 ft)

Bear 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 671 along Warm Springs Creek.[1]

Bear Lake is just north of Watson Peak and west of, but in a different basin from, Swimm Lake.

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