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Idaho has many beautiful lakes and Lightning Lake is one of them. Lightning Lake gets very little rain; December is the month that gets the most snow; the driest of the months is July. During the days of summer at Lightning Lake temperatures are usually in the 70's. For the duration of the dark hours of summer temperatures descend down into the 30's. Throughout the winter highs are in the 20's with winter lows in the-10's overnight here at Lightning Lake.
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| | No way I can stop, cause I'm havin' a nice time here at Lightning Lake. This lake is located in the wonderful Salmon River Mountains. At Lightning Lake you can make out Mount Jordan, and if you get bored of Lightning Lake you could also stop by close by Mystery Lake. Be careful coming to the Salmon River Mountains, you might not ever wanna go back home again. Salmon River - Yankee Fork is a splendid whitewater spot next to Lightning Lake, and Lightning | |
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Lake is not the only place close by, Pinyon Lake is a close by lake. Lightning Lake is a perfect place to visit for more than one day, West Fork Campground is a perfect place to camp nearby; after a long day outdoors SnowRun by
ResortQuest is a nice place to spend a night or two. This lake is so wonderful. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Lightning Lake has to offer, you can camp at Tincup Campground, and in the event that you don't mind getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Salmon River.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 44.46528 Longitude: -114.7861
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Salmon River, Custer CountyCounty, 11 miles away Class III-IV - 13 miles long (Stanley to Old Sunbeam Dam) |
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Loon Creek, Custer/ Lemhi CountyCounty, 12 miles away Class IV-V - 24 miles long (Loon Creek Ranger Station to confluence with M. Fork Salmon) |
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Falconberry Lake
 | 14 miles away I have no information about Falconberry Lake to add but I am curious if anyone has any photographs of the lake. It is named for a distant relative of mine and I would very much appreciate any photos that anyone would be willing to load on this site.... |
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