North Amber Lake, Hemingway–Boulders Wilderness

#7 among attractions in Hemingway–Boulders Wilderness

Natural attraction, Lake

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North Amber Lake is an alpine lake in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, located in the Boulder Mountains in Sawtooth National Recreation Area. While no trails lead to the lake, it is most easily accessed from trail 146. The lake is located north of South Amber Lake, but in a separate sub-drainage. ()

Length: 350 ftWidth: 210 ftElevation: 9035 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 43°50'30"N, 114°28'26"W

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North Amber Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ryan Peak, Kent Peak, North Fork Lake, Glassford Peak.

5.3 miNE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Ryan Peak, Hemingway–Boulders Wilderness
134 min walk • Ryan Peak, at 11,714 feet above sea level is the highest peak in the Boulder Mountains of Idaho. Located in Custer County, Ryan Peak is about 0.5 miles north of the Blaine County border.
5.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kent Peak, Salmon–Challis National Forest
130 min walk • Kent Peak, at 11,664 feet above sea level is the second highest peak in the Boulder Mountains of Idaho. Located on the border of Blaine and Custer counties, Kent Peak is about 0.75 miles south of the range's highest point, Ryan Peak.
6.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
North Fork Lake, Salmon–Challis National Forest
158 min walk • North Fork Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the Boulder Mountains in Salmon-Challis National Forest. While no trails lead to the lake, it is most easily accessed from a trail from the end of forest road 128.
4.9 miN
Natural attraction, Mountain
Glassford Peak, Hemingway–Boulders Wilderness
125 min walk • Glassford Peak, at 11,602 feet above sea level is the third highest peak in the Boulder Mountains of Idaho. Located in the Hemingway–Boulders Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Custer County, Glassford Peak is about 0.55 miles north of the Blaine County border.
~1860 ftS
Natural attraction, Lake
South Amber Lake, Hemingway–Boulders Wilderness
9 min walk • South Amber Lake is an alpine lake in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, located in the Boulder Mountains in Sawtooth National Recreation Area. While no trails lead to the lake, it is most easily accessed from trail 146. The lake is located south of North Amber Lake, but in a separate sub-drainage.
2 miNW
Natural attraction, Lake
Window Lake, Hemingway–Boulders Wilderness
51 min walk • Window Lake is an alpine lake in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, located in the Boulder Mountains in Sawtooth National Recreation Area. While no trails lead to the lake, it is most easily accessed from trails 129 or 184.
5.6 miW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Cerro Ciento, Hemingway–Boulders Wilderness
144 min walk • Cerro Ciento, at 11,154 feet above sea level is the tenth highest peak in the Boulder Mountains of Idaho. Located in the Hemingway–Boulders Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area on the border of Blaine and Custer counties, Cerro Ciento is about 0.8 miles north of Easley Peak.
5.3 miNE
Natural attraction, Natural feature, Vernacular architecture
Boulder Mountains, Hemingway–Boulders Wilderness
135 min walk • The Boulder Mountains are part of the Rocky Mountains in the western United States. Located in central Idaho, they stretch from a few miles north of Ketchum to north to near Challis, and part of the range is within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and partially within the Hemingway–Boulders Wilderness.
3.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Silver Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area
96 min walk • Silver Lake is an alpine lake in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, located in the Boulder Mountains in Sawtooth National Recreation Area. While no trails lead to the lake, it is most easily accessed from the end of forest road 174. The lake is located southwest of Silver Peak and southeast of Peak 11,240.