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Cirque Lake
Location of Cirque Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Cirque Lake in Idaho, USA.
Cirque Lake
Location in Idaho
Location of Cirque Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Cirque Lake in Idaho, USA.
Cirque Lake
Location in the United States
Location Custer County, Idaho
Coordinates 44°06′25″N 114°37′15″W / 44.107052°N 114.620724°W / 44.107052; -114.620724
Lake type Glacial
Primary outflows Big Boulder Creek to East Fork Salmon River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 350 m (1,150 ft)
Max. width 315 m (1,033 ft)
Surface elevation 3,070 m (10,070 ft)

Cirque 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 601.

Cirque Lake is just east of D. O. Lee Peak, downstream of The Kettles, and upstream of several other lakes including Cove, Sapphire, and Walker Lakes.

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