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]
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 Baron Lake and Monte Verita | |
  Baron Lake Location in Idaho  Baron Lake Location in the United States | |
| Location | Boise County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 44°04′54″N 115°01′58″W / 44.0816725°N 115.0328101°W [1] |
| Type | Glacial |
| Primary outflows | Baron Creek to South Fork Payette River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 0.48 mi (0.77 km) |
| Max. width | 0.30 mi (0.48 km) |
| Surface area | 49 acres (20 ha) [2] |
| Surface elevation | 8,317 ft (2,535 m) [1] |
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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Baron Lake (at top) and Upper Baron Lake -
The Baron Lakes
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Baron Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Baron Lake". Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ Sawtooth National Forest. “Sawtooth National Forest” [map].1:126,720, 1”=2 miles. Twin Falls, Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest, United States Forest Service, 1998.
External links edit
- Baron Lake Idaho Department of Fish and Game