Alturas Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area

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

#13 among attractions in Sawtooth National Recreation Area

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Alturas Lake is an alpine lake in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, in the Sawtooth Valley in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 21 miles south of Stanley and 30 miles northwest of Ketchum. Alturas Lake can be accessed from State Highway 75 via Sawtooth National Forest road 205. ()

Length: 1.95 miWidth: 4224 ftElevation: 7018 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 43°54'50"N, 114°51'40"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Alice Lake, Twin Lakes, Toxaway Lake, Snowyside Peak.

4.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Alice Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
115 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.
5.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Twin Lakes, Sawtooth Wilderness
132 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.
6.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Toxaway Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
162 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.
5.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Snowyside Peak, Sawtooth Wilderness
146 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.
4.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
El Capitan, Sawtooth Wilderness
105 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.
5.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Farley Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
147 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.
6.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bowknot Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
155 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.
7.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Mushroom Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
187 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.
4.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Pettit Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area
118 min walk • 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. Pettit Lake is accessed from State Highway 75 via Sawtooth National Forest road 205.
1.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Perkins Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area
37 min walk • Perkins Lake is an alpine lake in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Valley in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 21 miles south of Stanley and 30 miles northwest of Ketchum. Perkins Lake can be accessed from State Highway 75 via Sawtooth National Forest road 205.
5.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Parks Peak, Sawtooth Wilderness
131 min walk • Parks Peak, at 10,280 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 on the border of Blaine and Custer counties.

Alturas Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area

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