McDonald Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area

Name: McDonald Lake
Address: Sawtooth National Recreation Area, United States

#9 among attractions in Sawtooth National Recreation Area

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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McDonald Lake is a small alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Valley in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 15 miles south of Stanley and 34 miles northwest of Ketchum. The lake is very shallow and about half of it is a shallow wetland due to sedimentation. ()

Length: 1478 ftWidth: 898 ftElevation: 7100 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 43°59'54"N, 114°53'24"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Hell Roaring Lake, Alice Lake, Toxaway Lake, El Capitan.

2.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hell Roaring Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
73 min walk • Hell Roaring Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 13.3 miles southwest of Stanley. The lake can be accessed from State Highway 75 in the Sawtooth Valley.
4.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Alice Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
125 min walk • Alice Lake is an alpine lake in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
4.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Toxaway Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
121 min walk • Toxaway Lake is an alpine lake in the western United States, in Custer County, Idaho. Located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, it is approximately 17 miles south of Stanley.
4.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
El Capitan, Sawtooth Wilderness
116 min walk • El Capitan is a mountain in the western United States, in the Sawtooth Range of central Idaho. Located in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Blaine County, it is 1.2 mi south-southeast of Peak 10,052, its line parent.
2.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Farley Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
63 min walk • Farley Lake is a small alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 16.5 miles south of Stanley. There are two small islands in Farley Lake, the largest of which is only about 200 feet long.
3.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Imogene Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
80 min walk • Imogene Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 15 miles southwest of Stanley. The lake can be accessed from State Highway 75 in the Sawtooth Valley.
4.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Rendezvous Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
114 min walk • Rendezvous Lake is a small alpine lake in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Sawtooth National Forest trail 452 leads to the lake.
4.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bowknot Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
104 min walk • Bowknot 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 trial 096 leads to Bowknot Lake.
3.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Mushroom Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
95 min walk • Mushroom Lake is a small alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
4.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Cramer, Sawtooth Wilderness
120 min walk • Mount Cramer, at 10,716 feet is the second highest peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. The summit of Mount Cramer is located on the border of Custer and Boise Counties. The peak is the highest point in Boise County.
4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lucille Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
101 min walk • Lucille Lake is a small alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.

McDonald Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area

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