Heart Lake (Lewis and Clark County, Montana)

Coordinates: 47°08′16″N 112°39′04″W / 47.13778°N 112.65111°W / 47.13778; -112.65111
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Heart Lake
Heart Lake is located in Montana
Heart Lake
Heart Lake
Location in Montana
LocationLewis and Clark County, Montana, United States
Coordinates47°08′16″N 112°39′04″W / 47.13778°N 112.65111°W / 47.13778; -112.65111[1]
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length1,670 feet (510 m)
Max. width1,053 feet (321 m)
Surface area32.2 acres (13.0 ha)[2]
Surface elevation6,434 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]

  1. ^ a b "Heart Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b "Heart Lake". Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "Day Hikes Near Lincoln" (PDF). Helena National Forest. USDA Forest Service. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Heart Lake Trail". Montana Office of Tourism. Retrieved July 8, 2020.

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