Gunsight Lake (Idaho)

Gunsight Lake

Gunsight Lake at lower part of photo with Tin Cup Lake and Calkins Peak
Location Custer County, Idaho
Coordinates 44°07′38″N 114°36′28″W / 44.12723°N 114.607704°W / 44.12723; -114.607704Coordinates: 44°07′38″N 114°36′28″W / 44.12723°N 114.607704°W / 44.12723; -114.607704
Type Glacial
Primary outflows Gunsight Creek to Big Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 300 m (980 ft)
Max. width 145 m (476 ft)
Surface elevation 3,070 m (10,070 ft)

Gunsight 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 lake but it can be accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 680.[1]

Gunsight Lake is just southeast of the Chinese Wall and in the same basin as Dike, Quartzite, and Tin Cup 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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