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Snowbank Lake
Location of Snowbank Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Snowbank Lake in Idaho, USA.
Snowbank Lake
Location in Idaho
Location of Snowbank Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Snowbank Lake in Idaho, USA.
Snowbank Lake
Location in the United States
Location Elmore County, Idaho
Coordinates 43°56′49″N 115°07′20″W / 43.947075°N 115.122292°W / 43.947075; -115.122292
Type Glacial
Primary outflows Johnson Creek to Middle Fork Boise River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 0.10 mi (0.16 km)
Max. width 0.07 mi (0.11 km)
Surface elevation 8,875 ft (2,705 m)

Snowbank Lake is a small alpine lake in Elmore County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. No trails lead directly to this lake although Sawtooth National Forest trails 458, 494, and 459 are relatively close.

Snowbank 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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