Hourglass Lake (Idaho)

Hourglass Lake
Location Custer County, Idaho
Coordinates 44°04′41″N 114°35′18″W / 44.077962°N 114.588440°W / 44.077962; -114.588440Coordinates: 44°04′41″N 114°35′18″W / 44.077962°N 114.588440°W / 44.077962; -114.588440
Type Glacial
Primary outflows Little Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 735 ft (224 m)
Max. width 387 ft (118 m)
Surface area 3.4 acres (1.4 ha)
Surface elevation 9,514 ft (2,900 m)[1]

Hourglass 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 683.[2]

Hourglass Lake is northwest of Merriam Peak and located in the lower section of the Boulder Chain Lakes Basin.

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hourglass Lake
  2. Sawtooth National Forest. “Sawtooth National Forest” [map].1:126,720, 1”=2 miles. Twin Falls, Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest, United States Forest Service, 1998.


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