Merriam Lake, Salmon–Challis National Forest

Name: Merriam Lake
Address: Salmon–Challis National Forest, United States

#2 among attractions in Salmon–Challis National Forest

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Merriam Lake is a lake situated in the Lost River Range in Idaho, surrounded by mountains over 12,000 ft high. In 2007 the state authorities planted tiger muskies in the lake to better manage the fisheries. Bighorn sheep and Mountain goat are the few mammals disposed to this terrain of central Idaho which Dr. C. Hart Merriam identified as Arctic–alpine when he made a biological survey of the region in 1890. ()

Elevation: 9603 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 44°6'55"N, 113°45'18"W

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Salmon–Challis National Forest United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Borah Peak, Leatherman Peak, Mount Breitenbach, Donaldson Peak.

1.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Borah Peak, Salmon–Challis National Forest
50 min walk • Borah Peak, also known as Mount Borah or Beauty Peak, is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Idaho and one of the most prominent peaks in the contiguous United States.
2.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Leatherman Peak, Salmon–Challis National Forest
65 min walk • Leatherman Peak, at 12,228 feet above sea level is the second highest peak in Idaho and the Lost River Range. The peak is located in Salmon-Challis National Forest in Custer County. It is 4.5 mi southeast of Borah Peak, its line parent.
5.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Breitenbach, Salmon–Challis National Forest
135 min walk • Mount Breitenbach, at 12,140 feet above sea level, is the fifth-highest peak in the U.S. state of Idaho and the fourth-highest in the Lost River Range. The peak is located in Salmon-Challis National Forest in Custer County.
4.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Donaldson Peak, Salmon–Challis National Forest
115 min walk • Donaldson Peak, at 12,023 feet above sea level is the eighth-highest peak in the U.S. state of Idaho and the seventh-highest in the Lost River Range. The peak is located in Salmon-Challis National Forest in Custer County. It is 0.65 miles east of Mount Church, its line parent and 1.4 miles west of Mount Breitenbach.
4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Church, Salmon–Challis National Forest
102 min walk • Mount Church, at 12,200 feet above sea level is the third highest peak in Idaho and the Lost River Range. The peak is located in Salmon-Challis National Forest in Custer County.
1.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Idaho Mountain, Salmon–Challis National Forest
34 min walk • Mount Idaho, at 12,065 feet above sea level is the seventh highest peak in Idaho and the sixth highest in the Lost River Range. The peak is located in Salmon-Challis National Forest in Custer Countyin the US State of the same name. It is 2.2 mi south of Borah Peak, its line parent, and 2.8 mi northwest of Leatherman Peak.
2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Lost River Range, Salmon–Challis National Forest
51 min walk • The Lost River Range is a high mountain range of the Rocky Mountains, located in Central Idaho, in the Northwestern United States.
7.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lost River Peak, Salmon–Challis National Forest
181 min walk • Lost River Peak, also known as Lost River Mountain, at 12,078 feet above sea level is the sixth-highest peak in the U.S. state of Idaho and the fifth-highest in the Lost River Range. The peak is located in Salmon-Challis National Forest in Custer County. It is 1.8 mi southeast of Mount Breitenbach, its line parent.
4.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
No Regret Peak, Salmon–Challis National Forest
116 min walk • No Regret Peak, at 11,972 feet above sea level, is the eleventh-highest peak in the U.S. state of Idaho and the ninth-highest in the Lost River Range. The peak is located in Salmon-Challis National Forest in Custer County.

Merriam Lake, Salmon–Challis National Forest

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