Stanley Lake is an
alpine lake
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in the
western United States
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, located in
Custer County,
Idaho
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, at the base of the
Sawtooth Mountains in the
Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
The lake is approximately west of
Stanley, readily accessed via a spur road from
State Highway 21.
[Sawtooth National Forest. "Sawtooth National Forest" ap1:126,720, 1”=2 miles. Twin Falls, Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest, United States Forest Service, 1998.] The surface
elevation
The elevation of a geographic location (geography), ''location'' is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational equipotenti ...
of the lake is above
sea level.
Stanley Lake is northeast of the base of the
McGown Peak, and just south of the considerably smaller Elk Peak. The lake is downstream of Lady Face Falls on Stanley Lake Creek; it drains into the main
Salmon River via Stanley Lake Creek and Valley Creek.
Recreational facilities at the lake include three campgrounds with nightly fees, a day use area, a boat launch, and hiking trails.
Image:SDC10313.JPG, Stanley Lake
Image:Behind Stanley Lake 3.JPG, Mountains Behind Stanley Lake
Image:Behind Stanley Lake 1.JPG, Wetlands Behind Stanley Lake
See also
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List of lakes of the Sawtooth Mountains (Idaho)
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Sawtooth National Forest
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Sawtooth National Recreation Area
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Sawtooth Range (Idaho)
References
External links
Public Lands.org - Stanley LakeFishing Works.com - Stanley Lake
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Lakes of Idaho
Lakes of Custer County, Idaho
Glacial lakes of the Sawtooth National Forest