Dramatic Sunset over Sawtooth Mountain Range in Stanley Idaho

One can get beautiful reflection of Sawtooth Mountain Range at Little Redfish Lake. Often times shallow Lake water is very calm and reflection is... more

by Vishwanath Bhat

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Dramatic Sunset over Sawtooth Mountain Range in Stanley Idaho

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Vishwanath Bhat

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Photograph - Fine Art Photograph

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One can get beautiful reflection of Sawtooth Mountain Range at Little Redfish Lake. Often times shallow Lake water is very calm and reflection is mirror like.Sunset is not the best time to create stunning image at this location as sun sets behind the mountains. In this particular image, I was fortunate to witness such a dramatic sky and created this image. Little Redfish Lake is a name given to two different alpine lakes in central Idaho, both in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Custer County. This article refers to the lake on Redfish Lake Creek downstream of Redfish Lake and south of Stanley. For the article on the other Little Redfish Lake see Little Redfish Lake (White Cloud Mountains).
Little Redfish Lake is a picturesque mountain lake (photo) on the northeast edge of the Sawtooth mountain range in central Idaho, five miles south of Stanley in and less than mile from State Highway 75.[1]
Its surface elevation is 6,489 feet (1,978 m) above sea level, and is about a mile (1.6 km) downstream from the significantly larger Redfish Lake (6,547 feet (1,996 m)). Both were named for the red-scaled sockeye salmon that returned every year to spawn via the Salmon River. The lakes flow into the river via Redfish Lake Creek.
Besides the red-scaled salmon that come to this lake, Little Redfish Lake also has a clay pit, located at the bottom of the lake.

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August 29th, 2015