Born Lakes, White Clouds Wilderness

Name: Born Lakes
Address: White Clouds Wilderness, United States

#2 among attractions in White Clouds Wilderness

Natural attraction, Lake, Top attraction

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Facts and practical information

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. The lakes are located on the upper portion of the Warm Springs Creek watershed, a tributary of the Salmon River. The Born Lakes surrounded by Patterson, Blackmon, and Lonesome Lake Peaks. Sawtooth National Forest trail 671 leads to the lakes. The individual lakes do have official names, and many of them have partially or nearly completely filled in with sediment. ()

Elevation: 9459 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 44°3'33"N, 114°37'1"W

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White Clouds Wilderness United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Fourth of July Lake, Quiet Lake, Scoop Lake, Patterson Peak.

1.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Fourth of July Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area
33 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.
1.2 miE
Natural attraction, Lake
Quiet Lake, White Clouds Wilderness
32 min walk • Quiet 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.
1.5 miNE
Natural attraction, Lake
Scoop Lake, White Clouds Wilderness
39 min walk • Scoop 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 683. Scoop Lake is northwest of Merriam Peak and located in the lower section of the Boulder Chain Lakes Basin.
0.7 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Patterson Peak, White Clouds Wilderness
19 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.
0.6 miSE
Natural attraction, Lake
Emerald Lake, White Clouds Wilderness
17 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.
1.1 miNE
Natural attraction, Lake
Lonesome Lake, White Clouds Wilderness
29 min walk • Lonesome 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 683.
0.7 miSE
Natural attraction, Lake
Four Lakes, White Clouds Wilderness
17 min walk • The Four Lakes are a chain of four small glacial Paternoster lakes in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
0.9 miE
Natural attraction, Lake
Shallow Lake, White Clouds Wilderness
24 min walk • Shallow 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.
1.4 miNE
Natural attraction, Lake
Headwall Lake, White Clouds Wilderness
36 min walk • Headwall 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 683.
1.2 miN
Natural attraction, Mountain
Lonesome Lake Peak, White Clouds Wilderness
30 min walk • Lonesome Lake Peak, also known as Lonesome Peak, at 11,302 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. The peak is located 2.07 mi south-southeast of D. O. Lee Peak, its line parent.
0.7 miSE
Natural attraction, Lake
Cornice Lake, White Clouds Wilderness
17 min walk • Cornice 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 in the Four Lakes Basin and is most easily accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 683. Cornice Lake is just east of Patterson Peak and west of Castle and Merriam Peaks.

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Nearby attractions include Emerald Lake, White Clouds Wilderness (17 min walk), Four Lakes, White Clouds Wilderness (17 min walk), Cornice Lake, White Clouds Wilderness (17 min walk), Patterson Peak, White Clouds Wilderness (19 min walk).

Born Lakes, White Clouds Wilderness

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

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