Surprise Lake, Sawtooth Range, Elmore County, Idaho

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     Be careful coming to the Sawtooth Range, you might not ever wanna return home again. There's some flowing water close by, Timpa Creek is a stream you can go to while you're here; why not camp at Queens River Campground if you're here at Surprise Lake. High temperatures at Surprise Lake throughout the months of summer are in the 80's. All through the dark hours of summer temperatures fall down into the 40's. Throughout the wintertime this place gets highs  
   in the 30's, and during the dark hours in the wintertime at Surprise Lake temperatures sink to the 10's. There are wonderful spots to explore along the Yuba River Trail, and since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always have a look at nearby Chickadee Lake.
The top of Plummer Peak is easily seen from Surprise Lake; a delightful spot to camp here at Surprise Lake is Powerplant Campground. Surprise Lake is located in the Sawtooth Range. So many
 
               entertaining things to do here at Surprise Lake, too delightful to be true. Going for a hike on the Bull Moose Trail is always a great adventure, and paddling on Salmon River is so much fun.
That right there is plenty of exciting stuff already but it goes on, the Sawtooth Range has it all. Go for a hike on the Black Warrior Creek Trail. This lake is so wonderful. What would winter be without some skiing at Soldier Mountain Ski Resort. Lakes are splendid; Confusion Lake is a lake that's close to Surprise Lake. A typical amount of precipitation falls here at Surprise Lake; through the month of January you get the most snow around here while July is frequently the driest month.

 
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Current weather conditions at Surprise Lake, Sawtooth Range, Elmore County, Idaho
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Local climate location: LOWMAN 21 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 43.93583
Longitude: -115.0547

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These outdoors activities are available near Surprise Lake.
 Hotels Near Surprise Lake:
Greyhawk by ResortQuest, Ketchum, 47 miles away
SnowRun by ResortQuest, Ketchum, 47 miles away
River Ridge by ResortQuest, Sun Valley, 49 miles away
Clarion Inn of Sun Valley, Ketchum, 49 miles away
SnowStar by ResortQuest, Ketchum, 49 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Surprise Lake:
Powerplant Campground, Elmore County, 7 miles away
Queens River Campground, Elmore County, 12 miles away
Alturas Inlet Campground, Blaine County, 12 miles away
Grandjean Campground, Custer County, 13 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Surprise Lake:
Soldier Mountain Ski Resort, Idaho, 30 miles away
      2030 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Surprise Lake:
Salmon River, Custer CountyCounty, 15 miles away
      Class II-III - 12 miles long (Hellroaring Creek to Redfish Lake Creek)
 National Parks Near Surprise Lake:
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Hagerman - ID, 57 miles away
 Trails Near Surprise Lake:
Bull Moose Trail, Custer County, 12 miles away
Yuba River Trail, Elmore County, 13 miles away
Black Warrior Creek Trail, Elmore County, 14 miles away
 Lakes Near Surprise Lake:
Confusion Lake, Elmore CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Chickadee Lake, Elmore CountyCounty, 0 miles away

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