Rock Slide Lake is a small alpine lake in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 462.[1]
Rock Slide Lake | |
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Location | Boise County, Idaho |
Coordinates | 43°57′14″N 115°03′09″W / 43.953853°N 115.052414°W |
Type | Glacial |
Primary outflows | Benedict Creek to South Fork Payette River |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 0.16 mi (0.26 km) |
Max. width | 0.10 mi (0.16 km) |
Surface elevation | 8,670 ft (2,640 m) |
Rock Slide Lake is in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries. Benedict Lake is downstream of Rock Slide Lake while Lake Ingeborg is over the pass to the southeast.
References
edit- ^ 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
edit- List of lakes of the Sawtooth Mountains (Idaho)
- Sawtooth National Forest
- Sawtooth National Recreation Area
- Sawtooth Range (Idaho)