Pettit Lake | |
Coords: | 43.98°N -114.88°W |
Length: | 1.4miles |
Width: | 0.55miles |
Elevation: | 6996feet |
Pushpin Map: | Idaho#USA |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Pettit Lake in Idaho, USA. |
Pettit Lake is a large alpine lake in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Valley in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 16miles south of Stanley and northwest of Ketchum.
Pettit Lake is accessed from State Highway 75 via Sawtooth National Forest road 205.[1] There are campgrounds and trailheads around Pettit Lake.In the southern section of the Sawtooth Valley, Pettit Lake is the third largest lake in Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Just east of the Sawtooth Wilderness, Pettit Lake is at an elevation of, downstream of popular destinations such as Alice Lake and the Twin Lakes.