Three Island 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]
| Three Island Lake | |
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  Three Island Lake  Three Island Lake | |
| Location | Boise County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 43°57′02″N 115°03′44″W / 43.950536°N 115.062211°W |
| Type | Glacial |
| Primary outflows | Benedict Creek to South Fork Payette River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 0.22 mi (0.35 km) |
| Max. width | 0.13 mi (0.21 km) |
| Surface elevation | 8,615 ft (2,626 m) |
| Islands | 3 |
Three Island 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 Three Island Lake while Low Pass Lake is just 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)
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