Champion Lakes, Sawtooth National Recreation Area

#26 among attractions in Sawtooth National Recreation Area

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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The Champion Lakes are a chain of seven alpine and glacial Paternoster lakes in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lakes are located on the upper portion of the Champion Creek watershed, a tributary of the Salmon River. The lakes have not been individually named, and lakes 5 and 6 are often dry. Sawtooth National Forest trail 105 leads to the lakes. In 2005 the Valley Road Forest Fire burned part of the Champion Lakes Basin. ()

Elevation: 8593 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 44°0'45"N, 114°41'31"W

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Champion Lakes – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fourth of July Lake, Washington Lake, Born Lakes, Patterson Peak.

3.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Fourth of July Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area
95 min walk • Fourth of July 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 Sawtooth National Forest trail 109.
3.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Washington Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area
96 min walk • Washington 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 Sawtooth National Forest trails 109 and 203.
4.9 miNE
Natural attraction, Lake
Born Lakes, White Clouds Wilderness
126 min walk • The Born Lakes are a chain of eleven alpine and glacial Paternoster lakes in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
4.4 miNE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Patterson Peak, White Clouds Wilderness
113 min walk • Patterson Peak at 10,872 feet above sea level is a peak in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho. The peak is located in Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County 2.70 mi west of Castle Peak, its line parent.
4.9 miNE
Natural attraction, Lake
Emerald Lake, White Clouds Wilderness
125 min walk • Emerald Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. While no trails lead to the lake, it can be accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 047.
4.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Horton Peak, Sawtooth National Recreation Area
109 min walk • Horton Peak at 9,896 feet above sea level is a peak in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho. The peak is located in Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County.
1.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Heart Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area
35 min walk • Heart Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. No trail lead to the lake, but it is most easily accessed from Sawtooth National Forest road 209.
1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Washington Peak, Sawtooth National Recreation Area
26 min walk • Washington Peak at 10,519 feet above sea level is a peak in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho. The peak is located in Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County 2.37 mi from Fourth of July Peak, its line parent.
2.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bible Back Mountain, Sawtooth National Recreation Area
74 min walk • Bible Back Mountain at 9,928 feet above sea level is a peak in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho. The peak is located in Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County east of Croseus Peak, its line parent.
4.7 miE
Natural attraction, Lake
Chamberlain Basin, White Clouds Wilderness
120 min walk • Chamberlain Basin is a drainage basin that contains a chain of ten alpine and glacial Paternoster lakes in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Croseus Peak, Sawtooth National Recreation Area
51 min walk • Croseus Peak at 10,388 feet above sea level is a peak in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho. The peak is located in Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County.