Bear Lake (Custer County, Idaho) Explained

Bear Lake
Location:Custer County, Idaho
Coords:44.1378°N -114.6945°W
Type:Glacial
Outflow:Bear Lake Creek Warm Springs Creek to Salmon River
Basin Countries:United States
Length:120m (390feet)
Width:70m (230feet)
Elevation:2720m (8,920feet)
Pushpin Map:Idaho#USA
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Bear Lake in Idaho, USA.

Bear 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 671 along Warm Springs Creek.[1]

Bear Lake is just north of Watson Peak and west of, but in a different basin from, Swimm Lake.

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Notes and 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.