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Headwall Lake

Coordinates: 44°04′28″N 114°35′54″W / 44.074340°N 114.598370°W / 44.074340; -114.598370
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Headwall Lake
Location of Headwall Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Headwall Lake in Idaho, USA.
Headwall Lake
Location of Headwall Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Headwall Lake in Idaho, USA.
Headwall Lake
LocationCuster County, Idaho
Coordinates44°04′28″N 114°35′54″W / 44.074340°N 114.598370°W / 44.074340; -114.598370
TypeGlacial
Primary inflowsSnow melt
Primary outflowsLittle Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length840 ft (260 m)
Max. width531 ft (162 m)
Surface area7.0 acres (2.8 ha)
Surface elevation9,760 ft (2,970 m)[1]

Headwall Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.[1] The lake is accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 683.[2]

Headwall Lake is northwest of Merriam Peak and located in the lower section of the Boulder Chain Lakes Basin.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Headwall Lake
  2. ^ Sawtooth National Forest. "Sawtooth National Forest" [map].1:126,720, 1"=2 miles. Twin Falls, Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest, United States Forest Service, 1998.