Three Island Lake is a small alpine lake in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 462.[1]
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Location | Boise County, Idaho |
Coordinates | 43.950536°N 115.062211°W / 43.950536; -115.062211 |
Type | Glacial |
Primary outflows | Benedict Creek to South Fork Payette River |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 0.22 mi (0.35 km) |
Max. width | 0.13 mi (0.21 km) |
Surface elevation | 8,615 ft (2,626 m) |
Islands | 3 |
Three Island Lake is in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries. Benedict Lake is downstream of Three Island Lake while Low Pass Lake is just over the pass to the southeast.
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