Heart Lake (Lewis and Clark County, Montana)
Appearance
Heart Lake | |
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Location | Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States |
Coordinates | 47°08′16″N 112°39′04″W / 47.13778°N 112.65111°W[1] |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 1,670 feet (510 m) |
Max. width | 1,053 feet (321 m) |
Surface area | 32.2 acres (13.0 ha)[2] |
Surface elevation | 6,434 ft (1,961 m)[1] |
Heart Lake is a 32-acre (13 ha) glacial valley lake within the Scapegoat Wilderness of Helena National Forest. Located ten miles (16 km) north of Lincoln, Montana, Heart Lake sits in a cirque five miles west of the Continental Divide. It is home to Arctic grayling and westslope cutthroat trout.[2] The lake is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) from the Indian Meadows Trailhead.[3] A trail on the east side of the lake goes to Pearl Lake and the top of the divide.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Heart Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Heart Lake". Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "Day Hikes Near Lincoln" (PDF). Helena National Forest. USDA Forest Service. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "Heart Lake Trail". Montana Office of Tourism. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Heart Lake Bathymetric Map Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
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