Headwall Lake

Headwall Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 683.

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Places of Interest

Highlights: Lonesome Lake Peak and Merriam Peak.

Lonesome Lake Peak

Peak

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Lonesome Lake Peak, also known as Lonesome Peak…

Merriam Peak

Peak

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Merriam Peak, at 10,920 feet is one of the peaks… Merriam Peak is situated 1½ miles southeast of Headwall Lake.

Patterson Peak

Peak

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Patterson Peak at 10,872 feet above sea level is a peak in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho. Patterson Peak is situated 2 miles southwest of Headwall Lake.

Headwall Lake

Type: Body of water
Description: lake in Custer County, Idaho, USA
Category: glacial lake
Location: Custer, Idaho, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.07431° or 44° 4′ 28″ north

Longitude

-114.59839° or 114° 35′ 54″ west

Elevation

9,760 feet (2,975 metres)

Open location code

85P73CF2+PJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 142877938

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

5595396

Wikidata ID

Q7375075

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Headwall Lake” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Headwall”

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