There are hundreds of lakes in the Sawtooth Mountains, most of which have been created by alpine glaciers. The majority of the lakes are within 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 ...

, but several are not yet still within

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 Ser ...

The largest lakes are Redfish, Alturas, Pettit, Yellow Belly, Stanley, and Sawtooth lakes.Sawtooth National Forest. "Sawtooth National Forest" ap1:126,720, 1"=2 miles. Twin Falls, Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest, United States Forest Service, 1998.

Lakes not in the Sawtooth Wilderness

Lakes in the Sawtooth Wilderness

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Inventory of all lakes in the Sawtooth Wilderness
Lakes of the Rocky Mountains Lakes of Idaho Glacial lakes of the United States Sawtooth Mountains Sawtooth National Forest Sawtooth Range (Idaho) Sawtooth Wilderness

Lakes not in the Sawtooth Wilderness

Lakes in the Sawtooth Wilderness

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