- Chickadee Lake
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Chickadee Lake Location Elmore County, Idaho Coordinates 43°55′52″N 115°03′35″W / 43.931056°N 115.059819°WCoordinates: 43°55′52″N 115°03′35″W / 43.931056°N 115.059819°W Lake type Glacial Primary outflows Timpa Creek to Middle Fork Boise River Basin countries United States Max. length 0.12 mi (0.19 km) Max. width 0.05 mi (0.080 km) Surface elevation 8,715 ft (2,656 m) Chickadee Lake is a small alpine lake in Elmore County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 479 along Timpa Creek[1].
Chickadee Lake is in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries. Timpa Lake is upstream of Surprise Lake and Confusion Lake.
References
- ^ Sawtooth National Forest. “Sawtooth National Forest” [map].1:126,720, 1”=2 miles. Twin Falls, Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest, United States Forest Service, 1998.
See Also
- List of lakes of the Sawtooth Mountains (Idaho)
- Sawtooth National Forest
- Sawtooth National Recreation Area
- Sawtooth Range (Idaho)
Categories:- Lakes of Idaho
- Landforms of Elmore County, Idaho
- Glacial lakes of the United States
- Idaho geography stubs
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