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Glacier Lake
Location of Glacier Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Glacier Lake in Idaho, USA.
Glacier Lake
Location in Idaho
Location of Glacier Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Glacier Lake in Idaho, USA.
Glacier Lake
Location in the United States
Location Custer County, Idaho
Coordinates 44°02′54″N 114°36′42″W / 44.048311°N 114.611733°W / 44.048311; -114.611733
Lake type Glacial
Primary outflows Little Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 90 m (300 ft)
Max. width 75 m (246 ft)
Surface elevation 3,050 m (10,010 ft)

Glacier Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. While no trails lead to the lake, it can be accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 047.

Glacier Lake is northeast of Merriam Peak and upstream of Baker Lake, Cornice, Emerald, Quiet, Noisy, and Rock Lakes.

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