Shoshone Lake, Yellowstone National Park

Name: Shoshone Lake
Address: Yellowstone National Park, United States

#29 among attractions in Yellowstone National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Shoshone Lake, Yellowstone National Park

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Shoshone Lake is a U.S. backcountry lake with the area of 8,050 acres elevated at 7,795 feet in the southwest section of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. It lies at the headwaters of the Lewis River a tributary of the Snake River. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service believes that Shoshone Lake is the largest backcountry lake in the lower 48 states that cannot be reached by a road. ()

Alternative names: Area: 11.97 mi²Maximum depth: 205 ftElevation: 7792 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 44°22'15"N, 110°43'5"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Kepler Cascades, Yellowstone Caldera, Isa Lake, Lone Star Geyser.

6.8 miNW
Natural attraction, Waterfall, Park
Kepler Cascades, Yellowstone National Park
173 min walk • Kepler Cascades is a waterfall on the Firehole River in southwestern Yellowstone National Park in the United States. The cascades are located approximately 2.6 miles south of Old Faithful. The cascades drop approximately 150 feet over multiple drops. The longest drop is 50 feet.
2.2 miNE
45-mi.-wide active supervolcano
Yellowstone Caldera, Yellowstone National Park
57 min walk • The Yellowstone Caldera, sometimes referred to as the Yellowstone Supervolcano, is a volcanic caldera and supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park in the Western United States.
4.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Isa Lake, Yellowstone National Park
124 min walk • Isa Lake is located in Yellowstone National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The lake straddles the continental divide at Craig Pass. Indigenous peoples have lived in the Yellowstone region for at least 11,000 years.
5.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Geyser
Lone Star Geyser, Yellowstone National Park
140 min walk • Lone Star Geyser is a cone type geyser located in the Lone Star Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. The basin is a backcountry geyser basin located 3 miles southeast of Old Faithful Geyser and the Upper Geyser Basin.
4.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, Yellowstone National Park
120 min walk • The Yellowstone Volcano Observatory is a volcano observatory that primarily monitors the Yellowstone Caldera in Yellowstone National Park in the United States.
6.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lewis Lake, Yellowstone National Park
163 min walk • Lewis Lake is located in the U. S. state of Wyoming in the southern part of Yellowstone National Park, about 4 miles southeast of Shoshone Lake, and approximately 10 miles southwest of Yellowstone Lake.
4.9 miN
Mountain pass, Nature
Craig Pass, Yellowstone National Park
125 min walk • Craig Pass, is a mountain pass located on the Continental Divide in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. The Grand Loop Road crosses the pass approximately 8 miles east of Old Faithful Geyser. The pass was named by Hiram Chittenden for Ida M. Craig, the daughter of a close friend, General James Craig.