Gentian Lake

Gentian Lake
Location Custer County, Idaho
Coordinates 44°05′50″N 114°36′43″W / 44.097145°N 114.612036°W / 44.097145; -114.612036Coordinates: 44°05′50″N 114°36′43″W / 44.097145°N 114.612036°W / 44.097145; -114.612036
Type Glacial
Primary outflows Big Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 100 m (330 ft)
Max. width 80 m (260 ft)
Surface elevation 3,060 m (10,040 ft)

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

Gentian Lake is southeast of D. O. Lee Peak, upstream of Cove Lake, and in the same basin as Boulder and Snow 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.

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