Gunsight Lake, White Clouds Wilderness

Name: Gunsight Lake
Address: White Clouds Wilderness, United States

#39 among attractions in White Clouds Wilderness

Natural attraction, Lake

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Gunsight Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. No trails lead to lake but it can be accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 680. ()

Length: 984 ftWidth: 476 ftElevation: 10079 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 44°7'38"N, 114°36'29"W

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White Clouds Wilderness United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Crater Lake, Slide Lake, Chinese Wall, Neck Lake.

1 miN
Natural attraction, Lake
Crater Lake, White Clouds Wilderness
27 min walk • Crater Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is accessed from an old dirt road along Livingston Creek. Crater Lake is just north of the Chinese Wall and is surrounded by several old mines.
1 miS
Natural attraction, Lake
Slide Lake, White Clouds Wilderness
27 min walk • Slide Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake can be accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 601. Slide Lake is just south of Calkins Peak, northeast of D. O. Lee Peak, and upstream of Sheep and Neck Lakes.
0.6 miW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Chinese Wall, White Clouds Wilderness
15 min walk • Chinese Wall at 11,238 feet above sea level is a cliff and peak in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho. The peak is located in Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County 0.53 mi north of Calkins Peak, its line parent.
1.1 miSW
Natural attraction, Lake
Neck Lake, White Clouds Wilderness
27 min walk • Neck Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake can be accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 601. Neck Lake is just south of Calkins Peak, northeast of D. O. Lee Peak, upstream of Sheep Lake, and downstream of Slide Lake.
0.9 miS
Natural attraction, Lake
Sheep Lake, White Clouds Wilderness
25 min walk • Sheep Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake can be accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 601. Sheep Lake is just south of Calkins Peak, northeast of D. O. Lee Peak, and downstream of Slide and Neck Lakes.
~1720 ftS
Natural attraction, Lake
Tin Cup Lake, White Clouds Wilderness
9 min walk • Tin Cup Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. No trails lead to lake but it can be accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 680.
0.8 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Calkins Peak, White Clouds Wilderness
21 min walk • Calkins Peak, is a peak also known as Calkens, O'Calkens Peak, Caulkens Peak, and O'Caulkens Peak. At an elevation of 11,487 feet above sea level it is the second highest peak in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho.
1.4 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
White Cloud Peak 9, White Clouds Wilderness
37 min walk • White Cloud Peak 9, also known as WCP 9, at 11,263 feet above sea level is an unofficially named peak in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho. There are many signature peaks in the White Cloud Mountains that are very obscure and rarely visited.
~1450 ftS
Natural attraction, Lake
Quartzite Lake, White Clouds Wilderness
7 min walk • Quartzite Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. No trails lead to lake but it can be accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 680.
~1340 ftW
Natural attraction, Lake
Dike Lake, White Clouds Wilderness
7 min walk • Dike Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. No trails lead to lake but it can be accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 680.
0.7 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
White Cloud Peak 10, White Clouds Wilderness
18 min walk • White Cloud Peak 10, also known as WCP 10, at 11,102 feet above sea level is an unofficially named peak in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho.

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Which popular attractions are close to Gunsight Lake?

Nearby attractions include Dike Lake, White Clouds Wilderness (7 min walk), Quartzite Lake, White Clouds Wilderness (7 min walk), Tin Cup Lake, White Clouds Wilderness (9 min walk), Chinese Wall, White Clouds Wilderness (15 min walk).