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Baron Lake (Idaho)

Coordinates: 44°04′54″N 115°01′58″W / 44.0816725°N 115.0328101°W / 44.0816725; -115.0328101
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Baron Lake
Baron Lake and Monte Verita
Baron Lake is located in Idaho
Baron Lake
Baron Lake
Location in Idaho
Baron Lake is located in the United States
Baron Lake
Baron Lake
Location in the United States
LocationBoise County, Idaho
Coordinates44°04′54″N 115°01′58″W / 44.0816725°N 115.0328101°W / 44.0816725; -115.0328101 [1]
TypeGlacial
Primary outflowsBaron Creek to South Fork Payette River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length0.48 mi (0.77 km)
Max. width0.30 mi (0.48 km)
Surface area49 acres (20 ha) [2]
Surface elevation8,317 ft (2,535 m) [1]

Baron Lake is an alpine lake in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Sawtooth National Forest trail 101 goes to the lake.[3]

Baron Lake is in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries. Upper Baron Lake is upstream of Baron Lake while Little Baron Lake is downhill, but not in the same sub-basin. Warbonnet Peak at 10,210 ft (3,110 m) is west of the lake.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Baron Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Baron Lake". Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  3. ^ 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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