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Missoula Lake

Classification: Lake
Latitude: 47.0632°     Longitude: -115.1166°
Elevation: 6132 ft.

Area: Superior South

Legal Description: T43N,R11E,sec19 ID

UTMZone: 643016, 5213909

Directions:
From the Superior Exit on I-90, take the frontage road on the south side, south. Proceed 1.4 miles to Cedar Creek Road. Turn south again and continue up for 23.6 miles to Missoula Lake. There is a half mile dirt road that goes near the lake. Further up the road is a larger camping area with anther trailhead. Both access the lake.

Narrative:
This is an alpine lake in a classic cirque basin. The Montana/Idaho State Line Divide dominates the scenery to the West. There are lots of camping sites. Rainbow trout in the lake, but hard to catch.

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The 7.5 minute series USGS topographic maps for that area

Torino Peak	Wilson Gulch	Superior
Sherlock Peak	NW                      Illinois Peak	Landowner Mountain
?	Hoodoo Pass	Straight Peak

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