Lower Hanson Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area

#8 among attractions in Sawtooth National Recreation Area

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Lower Hansen 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 8.7 miles west of Stanley. Lower Hansen Lake is accessed via Sawtooth National Forest trail 640 from the Stanley Lake trailhead on forest service road 455 from State Highway 21. ()

Length: 1162 ftWidth: 581 ftElevation: 7943 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 44°12'27"N, 115°6'50"W

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Lower Hanson Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stanley Lake, Alpine Lake, Goat Lake, Middle Hanson Lake.

3.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Stanley Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area
96 min walk • Stanley Lake is an alpine lake in the western United States, located in Custer County, Idaho, at the base of the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
3.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Alpine Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
89 min walk • Alpine Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 6.3 mi southwest of Stanley. A trail from the Iron Creek trailhead and campground leads approximately 5 miles to Sawtooth Lake.
5.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Goat Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
136 min walk • Goat Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 6 miles southwest of Stanley.
~1050 ftNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Middle Hanson Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area
6 min walk • Middle Hansen 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 8.7 miles west of Stanley.
3.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Sawtooth Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
88 min walk • Sawtooth Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 6.8 miles southwest of Stanley. A trail from the Iron Creek trailhead and campground leads approximately 5 miles to Sawtooth Lake.
0.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Upper Hanson Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area
13 min walk • Upper Hansen 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 8.7 miles west of Stanley.
3.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Trail Creek Lakes, Sawtooth Wilderness
93 min walk • The Trail Creek Lakes are a series of five small alpine glacial lakes in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
1.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
McGowan Peak, Sawtooth Wilderness
43 min walk • McGowan Peak, at 9,860 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 in Custer County.
4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Alpine Peak, Sawtooth Wilderness
103 min walk • Alpine Peak, at 9,861 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 in Custer County. The peak is located 1 mi northeast of Mount Regan, its line parent. Alpine Peak is south of Alpine Lake and east of Sawtooth Lake.
6.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Williams Peak, Sawtooth Wilderness
168 min walk • Williams Peak, at 10,636 feet high is the 6th highest peak in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho and is located within the Sawtooth Wilderness portion of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
4.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Regan, Sawtooth Wilderness
108 min walk • Mount Regan, rises 10,190 feet above sea level, and 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 Boise and Custer counties.

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Which popular attractions are close to Lower Hanson Lake?

Nearby attractions include Middle Hanson Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area (6 min walk), Upper Hanson Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area (13 min walk).