Hell Roaring Lake is an

alpine lake Alpine lakes are classified as lakes at high altitudes in mountainous zones, usually near or above the tree line, with extended periods of ice cover. These lakes are commonly formed from glacial activity (either current or in the past) but can al ...

in Custer County,

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, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the

Sawtooth National Recreation Area The Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) is a national recreation area in central Idaho, United States that is managed as part of Sawtooth National Forest. The recreation area, established on August 22, 1972, is managed by the U.S. Forest Se ...

. The lake is approximately southwest of

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. The lake can be accessed from State Highway 75 in the

Sawtooth Valley The Sawtooth Valley is a valley in the Western United States, in Blaine and Custer counties of central Idaho. About long, it is in Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) in the Sawtooth National Forest. It is surrounded by the Sawtooth Moun ...

. There is a trailhead about two miles from the lake on

Sawtooth National Forest Sawtooth National Forest is a National Forest that covers 2,110,408 acres (854,052 ha) in the U.S. states of Idaho (~96 percent) and Utah (~4 percent). Managed by the U.S. Forest Service in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it was originally ...

road 097, which is a high clearance road.Sawtooth National Forest. “Sawtooth National Forest” ap1:126,720, 1”=2 miles. Twin Falls, Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest, United States Forest Service, 1998. There is another trailhead about two miles further downstream along forest road 210 for those who cannot drive road 097 as well as horses. Hell Roaring Lake is in the

Sawtooth Wilderness The Sawtooth Wilderness is a federally-protected wilderness area that covers of the state of Idaho. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it was designated the Sawtooth Primitive Area in 1937 to preserve the ...

and wilderness permit can be obtained at trailheads. The lake is surrounded by the Finger of Fate at and other peaks. Upstream of Hell Roaring Lake is

Imogene Lake Imogene Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately southwest of Stanley. The lake can be accessed from State Highway 7 ...

Profile Lake Profile Lake is a water body located in Franconia Notch in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, at the foot of Cannon Mountain.Mushroom Lake, and Lucille Lake. File:Hell roaring lake.jpg, Hell Roaring Lake File:Hell Roaring Lake 2.JPG, Hell Roaring Lake File:Hell Roaring Lake 3.JPG, Hell Roaring Lake File:Hell Roaring Lake 4.JPG, Hell Roaring Lake File:Hell Roaring Creek Sawtooth NRA.JPG, Hell Roaring Creek

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