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Azure Lake
Location of Azure Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Azure Lake in Idaho, USA.
Azure Lake
Location in Idaho
Location of Azure Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Azure Lake in Idaho, USA.
Azure Lake
Location in the United States
Location Elmore County, Idaho
Coordinates 43°57′55″N 115°07′58″W / 43.965361°N 115.132731°W / 43.965361; -115.132731
Type Glacial
Primary outflows Johnson Creek to Middle Fork Boise River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 0.23 mi (0.37 km)
Max. width 0.17 mi (0.27 km)
Surface elevation 8,270 ft (2,520 m)

Azure 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 459 or 494 along Johnson Creek.

Azure Lake is in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries.

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