Spangle Lake is a small alpine lake in Elmore County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is located at the intersection Sawtooth National Forest trails 462, 463, and 460.[1]

Spangle Lake
Location of Spangle Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Spangle Lake in Idaho, USA.
Spangle Lake
Location of Spangle Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Spangle Lake in Idaho, USA.
Spangle Lake
LocationElmore County, Idaho
Coordinates43°56′52″N 115°02′00″W / 43.947864°N 115.0333°W / 43.947864; -115.0333
TypeGlacial
Primary outflowsMiddle Fork Boise River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length0.32 mi (0.51 km)
Max. width0.27 mi (0.43 km)
Surface elevation8,585 ft (2,617 m)

Spangle Lake is in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries. Little Spangle Lake is just downstream of Spangle Lake while Lake Ingeborg is just upstream. The Spangle lakes are the source of the Middle Fork Boise River.

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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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