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Cirque Lake

Coordinates: 44°06′25″N 114°37′15″W / 44.107052°N 114.620724°W / 44.107052; -114.620724
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Cirque Lake
Location of Cirque Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Cirque Lake in Idaho, USA.
Cirque Lake
Location of Cirque Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Cirque Lake in Idaho, USA.
Cirque Lake
LocationCuster County, Idaho
Coordinates44°06′25″N 114°37′15″W / 44.107052°N 114.620724°W / 44.107052; -114.620724
Lake typeGlacial
Primary outflowsBig Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length350 m (1,150 ft)
Max. width315 m (1,033 ft)
Surface elevation3,070 m (10,070 ft)

Cirque 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 601.[1]

Cirque Lake is just east of D. O. Lee Peak, downstream of The Kettles, and upstream of several other lakes including Cove, Sapphire, and Walker Lakes.

References

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  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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