Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Pacific Region
 

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Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located in southeast Idaho, 27 miles north of Soda Springs. It lies in a high mountain valley at an elevation of 6400 feet.

Refuge Headquarters
is on the east side of the valley, 3 miles north of Highway 34. Caribou Mountain, the second highest mountain in southeastern Idaho (elev. 9803 feet), provides a picturesque backdrop to the refuge.

Grays “Lake” is actually a large, shallow marsh. It has little open water and is covered with dense vegetation, primarily bulrush and cattail. Wet meadows and grasslands surround the marsh.

Winters at Grays Lake are severe and long. Snow cover lasts from November through April, and frost may occur any month of the year. Warm days and cool nights characterize summers, with high temperatures only rarely exceeding 90 degrees. Annual precipitation averages about 15 inches.
Last updated: October 14, 2008