Spangle Lake

Spangle Lake
Location Elmore County, Idaho
Coordinates 43°56′52″N 115°02′00″W / 43.947864°N 115.0333°W / 43.947864; -115.0333Coordinates: 43°56′52″N 115°02′00″W / 43.947864°N 115.0333°W / 43.947864; -115.0333
Type Glacial
Primary outflows Middle Fork Boise River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 0.32 mi (0.51 km)
Max. width 0.27 mi (0.43 km)
Surface elevation 8,585 ft (2,617 m)

Spangle 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 located at the intersection Sawtooth National Forest trails 462, 463, and 460.[1]

Spangle Lake is in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries. Little Spangle Lake is just downstream of Spangle Lake while Lake Ingeborg is just upstream. The Spangle lakes are the origin of the Middle Fork of the Boise River.

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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