 It runs northward down the valley with the Salmon River to Obsidian and Stanley, with the Sawtooths to the immediate west and the White Cloud Mountains to the slightly more distant east.The turnoff to picturesque Redfish Lake is about five miles (8 km) south of Stanley.At Stanley, the highway intersects with the northern terminus of State Highway 21, the "Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway" from Boise, through Idaho City and Lowman.