Twin Lakes, Sawtooth Wilderness

Name: Twin Lakes
Address: Sawtooth Wilderness, United States

#8 among attractions in Sawtooth Wilderness

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake, Top attraction

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The Twin Lakes are two adjacent alpine glacial lakes separated by a narrow strip of land less than 100 ft wide in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lakes eventually flow into the Salmon River. Sawtooth National Forest trail 092 leads to the twin lakes. ()

Elevation: 8858 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 43°56'23"N, 114°57'29"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Alice Lake, Edna Lake, Toxaway Lake, Snowyside Peak.

0.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Alice Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
18 min walk • Alice Lake is an alpine lake in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
2.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Edna Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
70 min walk • Edna Lake is an alpine lake in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 17 miles southwest of Stanley and 14.5 miles southeast of Grandjean.
1.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Toxaway Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
41 min walk • Toxaway Lake is an alpine lake in the western United States, in Custer County, Idaho. Located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, it is approximately 17 miles south of Stanley.
0.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Snowyside Peak, Sawtooth Wilderness
17 min walk • Snowyside Peak, at 10,651 feet above sea level, is the fifth-highest peak in the Sawtooth Range of the U.S. state of Idaho. The peak is located in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area at the intersection of Blaine, Custer County, and Elmore counties.
3.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Virginia Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
80 min walk • Virginia Lake is an alpine lake in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 17 miles southwest of Stanley and 14.5 miles southeast of Grandjean.
1.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
El Capitan, Sawtooth Wilderness
31 min walk • El Capitan is a mountain in the western United States, in the Sawtooth Range of central Idaho. Located in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Blaine County, it is 1.2 mi south-southeast of Peak 10,052, its line parent.
3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Farley Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
77 min walk • Farley Lake is a small alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 16.5 miles south of Stanley. There are two small islands in Farley Lake, the largest of which is only about 200 feet long.
2.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Rendezvous Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
72 min walk • Rendezvous Lake is a small alpine lake in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Sawtooth National Forest trail 452 leads to the lake.
2.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Vernon Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
61 min walk • Vernon Lake is an alpine lake in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 17 miles southwest of Stanley and 14.5 miles southeast of Grandjean.
1.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bowknot Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
47 min walk • Bowknot Lake is a small alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Sawtooth National Forest trial 096 leads to Bowknot Lake.
3.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Mushroom Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
89 min walk • Mushroom Lake is a small alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.