Heart Lake (Lewis and Clark County, Montana)

Heart Lake
Heart Lake
	Heart Lake Location in Montana
Location	Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States
Coordinates	47°08′16″N 112°39′04″W / 47.13778°N 112.65111°W
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	1,670 feet (510 m)
Max. width	1,053 feet (321 m)
Surface area	32.2 acres (13.0 ha)
Surface elevation	6,434 ft (1,961 m)

Heart Lake is a 32-acre (13 ha) glacial valley lake within the Scapegoat Wilderness of Helena National Forest. Located ten miles (16 km) north of Lincoln, Montana, Heart Lake sits in a cirque five miles west of the Continental Divide. It is home to Arctic grayling and westslope cutthroat trout.^[2] The lake is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) from the Indian Meadows Trailhead.^[3] A trail on the east side of the lake goes to Pearl Lake and the top of the divide.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Heart Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ ^a ^b "Heart Lake". Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
^ "Day Hikes Near Lincoln" (PDF). Helena National Forest. USDA Forest Service. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
^ "Heart Lake Trail". Montana Office of Tourism. Retrieved July 8, 2020.

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Heart Lake

Heart Lake Location in Montana
Location	Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States
Coordinates	47°08′16″N 112°39′04″W / 47.13778°N 112.65111°W / 47.13778; -112.65111^[1]
Basin countries	United States

Max. length	1,670 feet (510 m)
Max. width	1,053 feet (321 m)
Surface area	32.2 acres (13.0 ha)^[2]
Surface elevation	6,434 ft (1,961 m)^[1]