Pettit Lake is a large

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in Blaine County,

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, located in the

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in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately south of

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and northwest of Ketchum. Pettit Lake Sawtooth

Pettit Lake is accessed from State Highway 75 via

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road 205.Sawtooth National Forest. “Sawtooth National Forest” ap1:126,720, 1”=2 miles. Twin Falls, Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest, United States Forest Service, 1998. There are campgrounds and trailheads around Pettit Lake. In the southern section of the Sawtooth Valley, Pettit Lake is the third largest lake in Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Just east of the Sawtooth Wilderness, Pettit Lake is at an

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of , downstream of popular destinations such as Alice Lake and the Twin Lakes.

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