Bowknot Lake

Bowknot Lake
Bowknot Lake
Bowknot Lake
LocationCuster County, Idaho
Coordinates43°57′59″N 114°57′33″W / 43.966525°N 114.959161°W / 43.966525; -114.959161
Lake typeGlacial
Primary outflowsCreek to Salmon River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length0.10 mi (0.16 km)
Max. width0.09 mi (0.14 km)
Surface elevation8,245 ft (2,513 m)

Bowknot Lake is a small alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Sawtooth National Forest trial 096 leads to Bowknot Lake.[1]

Bowknot Lake is in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries. Toxaway Lake is upstream of Bowknot Lake while Farley Lake, McDonald Lake, and Yellow Belly Lake are downstream.

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.

See also