Sliderock Lake

Sliderock Lake
Location Custer County, Idaho
Coordinates 44°04′14″N 114°34′18″W / 44.0704244°N 114.5715608°W / 44.0704244; -114.5715608Coordinates: 44°04′14″N 114°34′18″W / 44.0704244°N 114.5715608°W / 44.0704244; -114.5715608
Type Glacial
Primary outflows Little Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 1,000 ft (300 m)
Max. width 470 ft (140 m)
Surface area 8.4 acres (3.4 ha)
Surface elevation 8,983 ft (2,738 m)[1]

Sliderock Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is named for a jumbled rock slide that extends into the lake from the south side.[2]

Sliderock Lake is northeast of Merriam Peak and located in the lower section of the Boulder Chain Lakes Basin. The lake is accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 683.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sliderock Lake
  2. ↑ Pence, Dan (January 2, 1970). "Proposal of Name for an Unnamed Domestic Feature: Sliderock Lake". USDA Forest Service Form FS-7100-48. Challis, Idaho: United States Forest Service.
  3. ↑ 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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