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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.  
   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
 
               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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47 miles away
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47 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Lightning Lake, Salmon River Mountains, Custer County, Idaho
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Local climate location: STANLEY 22 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 44.46528
Longitude: -114.7861

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These outdoors activities are available near Lightning Lake.
 Hotels Near Lightning Lake:
SnowRun by ResortQuest, Ketchum, 47 miles away
Greyhawk by ResortQuest, Ketchum, 47 miles away
Clarion Inn Ketchum, Ketchum, 48 miles away
River Ridge by ResortQuest, Sun Valley, 48 miles away
Sun Valley Elkhorn, Ketchum, 48 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Lightning Lake:
West Fork Campground, Custer County, 5 miles away
Tincup Campground, Custer County, 7 miles away
Transfer Campground, Custer County, 7 miles away
Phillips Creek Transfer Campground, Custer County, 7 miles away
 Whitewater Near Lightning Lake:
Salmon River - Yankee Fork, Custer CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class IV-V - 26.8 miles long (Upper road end to Salmon River)
Salmon River, Custer CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class III-IV - 13 miles long (Stanley to Old Sunbeam Dam)
Loon Creek, Custer/ Lemhi CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class IV-V - 24 miles long (Loon Creek Ranger Station to confluence with M. Fork Salmon)
 Lakes Near Lightning Lake:
Mystery Lake, Custer CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Pinyon Lake, Custer CountyCounty, 4 miles away

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