Leggit Lake is a small alpine lake in Elmore County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area about 4.5 mi (7.2 km) southeast of Atlanta, Idaho. Sawtooth National Forest trail 484 leads to the lake.[1]
Leggit Lake | |
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Location | Elmore County, Idaho |
Coordinates | 43°46′21″N 115°02′31″W / 43.772539°N 115.041986°W |
Type | Glacial |
Primary outflows | Leggit Creek Middle Fork Boise River |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 0.25 mi (0.40 km) |
Max. width | 0.15 mi (0.24 km) |
Surface elevation | 8,540 ft (2,600 m) |
Leggit Lake is at the southern tip of the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries.
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)