Cornice Lake

Cornice Lake
Location Custer County, Idaho
Coordinates 44°03′10″N 114°36′26″W / 44.052713°N 114.607164°W / 44.052713; -114.607164Coordinates: 44°03′10″N 114°36′26″W / 44.052713°N 114.607164°W / 44.052713; -114.607164
Type Glacial
Primary outflows Little Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 187 m (614 ft)
Max. width 80 m (260 ft)
Surface elevation 3,010 m (9,880 ft)

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.[1]

Cornice Lake is just east of Patterson Peak and west of Castle and Merriam Peaks. It is downstream of Emerald, Rock, and Glacier Lakes and upstream of Quiet, Noisy, and Baker Lakes.

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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