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If you are in Lemhi county it's always a good idea to stop by Plateau Lake. If you adore the outdoors, you'll like Plateau Lake. On a wonderful day at Plateau Lake you can take a hike along the Waterfall Trail, and if you came for an overnight stay Yellowjacket Campground is a perfect spot to camp. The Salmon River Mountains scenery is always beautiful. Life's too short to enjoy all the exciting stuff in the Salmon River Mountains. Through the long summer
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| | days at Plateau Lake temperatures are ordinarily in the 80's. All through the dark hours of summer temperatures plunge down into the 40's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 20's, and through the dark hours in the wintertime at Plateau Lake temperatures sink to the 0's. While you're here at Plateau Lake, you could also visit wonderful Paragon Lake, and Rattlesnake Creek Campground is a glorious local campground. At Plateau Lake you don’t see | |
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much rainfall; of all the months in a year June is the one with the most rain while February is the month with the least amount of precipitation. All year is a splendid time in the Salmon River Mountains if you like the outdoors.
If you come at the right time of year, Camas Creek offers some perfect whitewater; since you're here you can take a hike along the South Fork Trail. This lake is so wonderful. Alpine Lake is a nearby lake that you could stop at; from
Plateau Lake you get a great vista of Puddin Mountain. Whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then we recommend Monumental Creek; the Ship Island Trail is a splendid hiking trail close by.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 45.07583 Longitude: -114.6264
Salmon River Mountains Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the Salmon River Mountains.
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| These outdoors activities are available near Plateau Lake. |
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Camas Creek, Lemhi CountyCounty, 11 miles away Class V - 13 miles long (Duck Creek to confluence with M.Fork Salmon) |
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Monumental Creek, Valley CountyCounty, 17 miles away Class III-IV - 60 miles long (Upper Monumental Campground to Cache Bar) |
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Panther Creek, Lemhi CountyCounty, 19 miles away Class III - 4 miles long (Clear Creek to Main Salmon confluence) |
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Falconberry Lake
 | 18 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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