Cove Lake

Cove Lake

Cove Lake (left) and Sapphire Lake (right) from Calkens Peak
Location Custer County, Idaho
Coordinates 44°06′05″N 114°36′31″W / 44.101346°N 114.608703°W / 44.101346; -114.608703Coordinates: 44°06′05″N 114°36′31″W / 44.101346°N 114.608703°W / 44.101346; -114.608703
Type Glacial
Primary outflows Big Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 490 m (1,610 ft)
Max. width 315 m (1,033 ft)
Surface elevation 3,005 m (9,859 ft)

Cove 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 accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 601.[1]

Cove Lake is east of D. O. Lee Peak and next to Hook Lake. It is also upstream of Walker Lake and downstream of Snow, Boulder, Gentian, Sapphire, and Cirque Lakes as well as The Kettles.

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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