Gunsight Lake (Idaho)

Gunsight Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. No trails lead to lake but it can be accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 680.[1]

Gunsight Lake
Gunsight Lake at lower part of photo with Tin Cup Lake and Calkins Peak
Gunsight Lake Gunsight Lake
Location	Custer County, Idaho
Coordinates	44.12723°N 114.607704°W
Lake type	Glacial
Primary outflows	Gunsight Creek to Big Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	300 m (980 ft)
Max. width	145 m (476 ft)
Surface elevation	3,070 m (10,070 ft)

Gunsight Lake is just southeast of the Chinese Wall and in the same basin as Dike, Quartzite, and Tin Cup Lakes.

See also

• List of lakes of the White Cloud Mountains
• Sawtooth National Recreation Area
• White Cloud Mountains

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.