Browns Lake (Idaho)

Browns Lake
Location Elmore County, Idaho
Coordinates 43°55′55″N 115°08′40″W / 43.931997°N 115.144375°W / 43.931997; -115.144375Coordinates: 43°55′55″N 115°08′40″W / 43.931997°N 115.144375°W / 43.931997; -115.144375
Lake type Glacial
Primary outflows Little Queens River to Middle Fork Boise River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 0.30 mi (0.48 km)
Max. width 0.16 mi (0.26 km)
Surface elevation 8,290 ft (2,530 m)

Browns Lake is a small alpine lake in Elmore County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Sawtooth National Forest trail 480 travels along the Little Queens River from the intersection of trails 454 and 459 directly to Browns Lake.[1]

Browns Lake is in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries.

References

  1. Sawtooth National Forest. “Sawtooth National Forest” [map].1:126,720, 1”=2 miles. Twin Falls, Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest, United States Forest Service, 1998.

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