Little Redfish Lake Information
Little Redfish Lake is a name given to two different alpine lakes in central Idaho, both in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Custer County.
Sawtooths
The more prominent one is a picturesque mountain lake (photo) on the northeast edge of the Sawtooth mountain range in central Idaho, five miles south of Stanley in and less than mile from State Highway 75. Its surface elevation is 6,489 feet (1,978 m) above sea level, and is about a mile (1.6 km) downstream from the significantly larger Redfish Lake (6,547 feet (1,996 m)). Both were named for the red-scaled sockeye salmon that returned every year to spawn via the Salmon River. The lakes flow into the river via Redfish Lake Creek.
Besides the red-scaled salmon that come to this lake, Little Redfish Lake also has a clay pit, located at the bottom of the lake.
White Clouds
Little Redfish Lake in the Stanley Basin from the Alpine Way TrailThe other Little Redfish Lake is approximately 19 miles east-southeast, near the Alpine Way trail, on the eastern edge of the White Cloud Mountains and the SNRA. Significantly smaller, its elevation is considerably higher at 8,780 feet (2,680 m). It flows into Big Boulder Creek and the East Fork of the Salmon River. Pictured to the left, its coordinates are 44°6′15″N 114°32′19″W / 44.10417°N 114.53861°W
External links
- Photoseek.com - photos of Sawtooths and Little Redfish Lake
- Light in the Landscape.com - Mt Heyburn & Little Redfish Lake
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