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Bowknot Lake

Coordinates: 43°57′59″N 114°57′33″W / 43.966525°N 114.959161°W / 43.966525; -114.959161
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Bowknot Lake
Location of Bowknot Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Bowknot Lake in Idaho, USA.
Bowknot Lake
Location of Bowknot Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Bowknot Lake in Idaho, USA.
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

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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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