Quartzite 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]

Quartzite Lake
Location of Quartzite Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Quartzite Lake in Idaho, USA.
Quartzite Lake
Location of Quartzite Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Quartzite Lake in Idaho, USA.
Quartzite Lake
LocationCuster County, Idaho
Coordinates44°07′25″N 114°36′22″W / 44.123483°N 114.605996°W / 44.123483; -114.605996
TypeGlacial
Primary outflowsGunsight Creek to Big Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length145 m (476 ft)
Max. width50 m (160 ft)
Surface elevation3,045 m (9,990 ft)

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