Bench Lakes, Sawtooth Wilderness

Name: Bench Lakes
Address: Sawtooth Wilderness, United States

#35 among attractions in Sawtooth Wilderness

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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The Bench Lakes are a chain of five small alpine glacial lakes in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. A cutoff from Sawtooth National Forest trail 101 along Redfish Lake leads to the Bench Lakes. The lakes are drained by an unnamed stream that flows into Redfish Lake, Redfish Lake Creek, and eventually the Salmon River. ()

Elevation: 7759 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 44°7'1"N, 114°57'4"W

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Bench Lakes – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Little Redfish Lake, Saddleback Lakes, Redfish Lake, Mount Heyburn.

3.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Little Redfish Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area
94 min walk • Little Redfish Lake is a name given to two different alpine lakes in central Idaho, both in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Custer County.
3.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Saddleback Lakes, Sawtooth Wilderness
98 min walk • The Saddleback 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.
0.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Redfish Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area
25 min walk • Redfish Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, just south of Stanley. It is the largest lake within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The U.S.
1.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Heyburn, Sawtooth Wilderness
43 min walk • Mount Heyburn, at 10,229 feet is one of the many 10,000-foot peaks in the Sawtooth Range of central Idaho. Mount Heyburn is located in Custer County and within the Sawtooth Wilderness portion of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
1.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lily Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
37 min walk • Lily Lake is a small alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is just upstream of Redfish Lake and is named from the many water lilies that cover its surface. There is a trail leading from the southwest end of Redfish Lake to Lily Lake.
3.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Thompson Peak, Sawtooth Wilderness
86 min walk • Thompson Peak, at 10,751 feet above sea level is the highest peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. The summit of Thompson Peak is located within Custer County, although some of the lower portion of the mountain is in Boise County.
3.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mickey's Spire, Sawtooth Wilderness
86 min walk • Mickey's Spire, at 10,680 feet above sea level is the fourth highest peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. The peak is located in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County.
3.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Williams Peak, Sawtooth Wilderness
94 min walk • Williams Peak, at 10,636 feet high is the 6th highest peak in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho and is located within the Sawtooth Wilderness portion of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
3.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Marshall Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
86 min walk • Marshall Lake is a small alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Sawtooth National Forest trail 528 leads directly to Marshall Lake. The lakes is most easily accessed from the Redfish Lake or Stanley Ranger Station trailheads.
2.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Horstmann Peak, Sawtooth Wilderness
64 min walk • Horstmann Peak, at 10,475 feet above sea level is the 11th highest peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. The peak is located in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County.
2.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grand Mogul, Sawtooth Wilderness
67 min walk • The Grand Mogul, at 9,733 feet above sea level is a peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. The peak is located in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County.