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Sapphire Lake
White Cloud Peaks, Sawtooth National Recreation Area ID.jpg
Sapphire Lake (right) and Cove Lake (left) from Calkens Peak
Location of Sapphire Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Sapphire Lake in Idaho, USA.
Sapphire Lake
Location in Idaho
Location of Sapphire Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Sapphire Lake in Idaho, USA.
Sapphire Lake
Location in the United States
Location Custer County, Idaho
Coordinates 44°06′11″N 114°36′54″W / 44.102962°N 114.614970°W / 44.102962; -114.614970
Type Glacial
Primary outflows Big Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 500 m (1,600 ft)
Max. width 300 m (980 ft)
Surface elevation 3,020 m (9,910 ft)

Sapphire Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. No trails lead to the lake, but it can be most easily accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 601.

Sapphire Lake is east of D. O. Lee Peak in the Big Boulder Lakes Basin along with Cove, Hook, and Cirque Lakes.

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