Heart Lake | |
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Location | Elmore County, Idaho |
Coordinates | 43°56′23″N 114°59′52″W / 43.939586°N 114.997858°W |
Lake type | Glacial |
Primary outflows | Flytrip Creek to Middle Fork Boise River |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 0.20 mi (0.32 km) |
Max. width | 0.15 mi (0.24 km) |
Surface elevation | 8,575 ft (2,614 m) |
Heart 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 461.[1]
Heart Lake is in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries. Heart Lake is a heart-shaped lake in the Flyrip Creek basin, which also contains several others small lakes including Camp Lake.