Elk Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness

#63 among attractions in Sawtooth Wilderness

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Elk Lake is an alpine lake in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 15 miles southwest of Stanley and 9.5 miles southeast of Grandjean. Located in the remote central Sawtooth Wilderness, Elk Lake is most easily reached from the Grandjean trailhead to the northwest and downstream along the South Fork of the Payette River. ()

Length: 2112 ftWidth: 845 ftElevation: 6654 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 44°1'26"N, 115°4'19"W

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Elk Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Alpine Lake, Feather Lakes, Lower Bead Lake, Little Warbonnet Lake.

3.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Alpine Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
96 min walk • Alpine Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 11.4 miles southwest of Stanley.
3.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Feather Lakes, Sawtooth Wilderness
81 min walk • The Feather Lakes are a chain of four small alpine glacial lakes in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
3.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lower Bead Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
88 min walk • Lower Bead Lake is a small alpine lake in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. There are no trails leading to the lake or the Goat Creek drainage.
3.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Little Warbonnet Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
79 min walk • Little Warbonnet Lake is a small alpine lake in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. There are no trails leading to the lake or the Goat Creek drainage.
3.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lower Cramer Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
99 min walk • Lower Cramer Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Sawtooth National Forest trail 154 leads to the lake.
1.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Elk Peak, Sawtooth Wilderness
45 min walk • Elk Peak, at 10,582 feet above sea level, is the eighth-highest peak in the Sawtooth Range of the U.S. state of Idaho. The peak is located in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Boise and Custer counties.
2.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Meadow Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
53 min walk • Meadow Lake is a small alpine lake in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. There are no trails leading to the lake or the Goat Creek drainage.
2.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Upper Redfish Lakes, Sawtooth Wilderness
66 min walk • The Upper Redfish Lakes are a chain of small alpine glacial lakes in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Kathryn, Sawtooth Wilderness
52 min walk • Lake Kathryn is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
2.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Blue Rock Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
74 min walk • For the Australian 'Blue Rock Lake' see Blue Rock Dam Blue Rock Lake is a small alpine lake in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. There are no trails leading to the lake or the Goat Creek drainage.
2.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Oreamnus Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
54 min walk • Oreamnus Lake is a small alpine lake in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. There are no trails leading to the lake or the Goat Creek drainage.