Pettit Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area

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

#12 among attractions in Sawtooth National Recreation Area

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Pettit Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area

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Pettit Lake is a large alpine lake in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Valley in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 16 miles south of Stanley and 33 miles northwest of Ketchum. ()

Length: 7392 ftWidth: 2904 ftElevation: 6998 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 43°58'47"N, 114°52'44"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Hell Roaring Lake, Alice Lake, Twin Lakes, Toxaway Lake.

4.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hell Roaring Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
106 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.
4.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Alice Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
109 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.
4.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Twin Lakes, Sawtooth Wilderness
123 min walk • The Twin Lakes are two adjacent alpine glacial lakes separated by a narrow strip of land less than 100 ft wide in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
4.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Toxaway Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
120 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.
5.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Snowyside Peak, Sawtooth Wilderness
138 min walk • Snowyside Peak, at 10,651 feet above sea level, is the fifth-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 at the intersection of Blaine, Custer County, and Elmore counties.
1.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
McDonald Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area
36 min walk • 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.
3.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
El Capitan, Sawtooth Wilderness
98 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.
2.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Farley Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
68 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.
3.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Imogene Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
98 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.
4.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Rendezvous Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
122 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 miW
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.