Bench Lakes (Idaho)
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LocationSawtooth Mountains
Custer County, Idaho
Custer County, Idaho
PartofSawtooth Wilderness
| Bench Lakes | |
|---|---|
 Bench Lake 3 | |
  Bench Lakes  Bench Lakes | |
| Location | Sawtooth Mountains Custer County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 44°06′35″N 114°57′57″W / 44.1096°N 114.9659°W |
| Type | Glacial lakes |
| Part of | Sawtooth Wilderness |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Managing agency | U.S. Forest Service |
| Max. length | 110–465 m (361–1,526 ft) |
| Max. width | 95–295 m (312–968 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 2,362–2,632 m (7,749–8,635 ft) |
| Sections/sub-basins | 5 |
The Bench Lakes are a chain of five small alpine glacial lakes in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. A cutoff from Sawtooth National Forest trail 101 along Redfish Lake leads to the Bench Lakes.[1] The lakes are drained by an unnamed stream that flows into Redfish Lake, Redfish Lake Creek, and eventually the Salmon River.
The Bench Lakes are in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries. The uppermost Bench Lake is at the northeastern base of Mount Heyburn.
