Chickadee Lake is a small alpine lake in Elmore County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. It is accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 479 along Timpa Creek.[1]

Chickadee Lake
Location of Chickadee Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Chickadee Lake in Idaho, USA.
Chickadee Lake
Location of Chickadee Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Chickadee Lake in Idaho, USA.
Chickadee Lake
LocationElmore County, Idaho
Coordinates43°55′52″N 115°03′35″W / 43.931056°N 115.059819°W / 43.931056; -115.059819
Lake typeGlacial
Primary outflowsTimpa Creek to Middle Fork Boise River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length0.12 mi (0.19 km)
Max. width0.05 mi (0.080 km)
Surface elevation8,715 ft (2,656 m)

It is in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries. Timpa Lake is upstream of Surprise Lake and Confusion Lake.

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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.