Vernon Lake (Idaho)

Vernon Lake
Location Boise County, Idaho
Coordinates 43°57′49″N 114°59′32″W / 43.9636°N 114.992289°W / 43.9636; -114.992289Coordinates: 43°57′49″N 114°59′32″W / 43.9636°N 114.992289°W / 43.9636; -114.992289
Type Glacial
Primary outflows South Fork Payette River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 0.34 mi (0.55 km)
Max. width 0.20 mi (0.32 km)
Surface elevation 8,460 ft (2,580 m)

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 (27 km) southwest of Stanley and 14.5 miles (23.3 km) southeast of Grandjean. Located in the remote central Sawtooth Wilderness, Vernon Lake can be reached by trails from many directions, including the Sawtooth Valley (east), Grandjean (northwest), Redfish Lake (north), and Atlanta (south).[1]

Vernon Lake is in a basin with several other lakes, including Edna Lake and Virginia Lake along the spine of the Sawtooths just below the border of Boise, Custer, and Elmore counties.

Vernon Lake is in the Sawtooth Wilderness and wilderness permit can be obtained at trailheads.

References

  1. ↑ Sawtooth National Forest. “Sawtooth National Forest” [map].1:126,720, 1”=2 miles. Twin Falls, Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest, United States Forest Service, 1998.

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