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Browns Lake (Idaho)

Coordinates: 43°55′55″N 115°08′40″W / 43.931997°N 115.144375°W / 43.931997; -115.144375
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Browns Lake
Location of Browns Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Browns Lake in Idaho, USA.
Browns Lake
Location of Browns Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Browns Lake in Idaho, USA.
Browns Lake
LocationElmore County, Idaho
Coordinates43°55′55″N 115°08′40″W / 43.931997°N 115.144375°W / 43.931997; -115.144375
Lake typeGlacial
Primary outflowsLittle Queens River to Middle Fork Boise River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length0.30 mi (0.48 km)
Max. width0.16 mi (0.26 km)
Surface elevation8,290 ft (2,530 m)

Browns Lake is a small alpine lake in Elmore County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Sawtooth National Forest trail 480 travels along the Little Queens River from the intersection of trails 454 and 459 directly to Browns Lake.[1]

Browns Lake is in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries.

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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