Cornice 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 in the Four Lakes Basin and is most easily accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 683.[1]

Cornice Lake
Location of Cornice Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Cornice Lake in Idaho, USA.
Cornice Lake
Location of Cornice Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Cornice Lake in Idaho, USA.
Cornice Lake
LocationCuster County, Idaho
Coordinates44°03′10″N 114°36′26″W / 44.052713°N 114.607164°W / 44.052713; -114.607164
Lake typeGlacial
Primary outflowsLittle Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length187 m (614 ft)
Max. width80 m (260 ft)
Surface elevation3,010 m (9,880 ft)

Cornice Lake is just east of Patterson Peak and west of Castle and Merriam Peaks. It is downstream of Emerald, Rock, and Glacier Lakes and upstream of Quiet, Noisy, and Baker Lakes.

References

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  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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