Sapphire Lake (Idaho)

Sapphire Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. No trails lead to the lake, but it can be most easily accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 601.[1]

Sapphire Lake
Sapphire Lake (right) and Cove Lake (left) from Calkens Peak
Location of Sapphire Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Sapphire Lake in Idaho, USA.
Sapphire Lake
Location of Sapphire Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Sapphire Lake in Idaho, USA.
Sapphire Lake
LocationCuster County, Idaho
Coordinates44°06′11″N 114°36′54″W
TypeGlacial
Primary outflowsBig Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length500 m (1,600 ft)
Max. width300 m (980 ft)
Surface elevation3,020 m (9,910 ft)

Sapphire Lake is east of D. O. Lee Peak in the Big Boulder Lakes Basin along with Cove, Hook, and Cirque Lakes.

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


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