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Lake Kathryn
Location of Lake Kathryn in Idaho, USA.
Location of Lake Kathryn in Idaho, USA.
Lake Kathryn
Location in Idaho
Location of Lake Kathryn in Idaho, USA.
Location of Lake Kathryn in Idaho, USA.
Lake Kathryn
Location in the United States
Location Custer County, Idaho
Coordinates 44°02′21″N 115°02′11″W / 44.039108°N 115.036353°W / 44.039108; -115.036353
Type Glacial
Primary outflows Creek to Redfish Lake Creek to Salmon River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 0.34 mi (0.55 km)
Max. width 0.22 mi (0.35 km)
Surface elevation 9,010 ft (2,750 m)
Islands 1

Lake Kathryn is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. There are no trails that lead to Lake Kathryn, although it is most easily accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 154 along Redfish Lake Creek.

Lake Kathryn is in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries. Just to the north of Lake Kathryn are the Upper Redfish Lakes.

Lake Kathryn is named after Kathryn Mills.

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