The Boulder Chain Lakes are a chain of thirteen alpine and glacial Paternoster lakes in Custer County , Idaho , United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area . The lakes are located in the upper portion of the Little Boulder Creek watershed north of Merriam Peak . Sawtooth National Forest trail 683 along leads to the Boulder Chain Lakes.[ 1]
Boulder Chain Lakes
Lake
Elevation
Max. length
Max. width
Location
Hatchet Lake
2,710 m (8,890 ft)
345 m (1,132 ft)
305 m (1,001 ft)
44°01′28″N 114°33′46″W / 44.024344°N 114.562724°W / 44.024344; -114.562724 (Hatchet Lake )
Headwall Lake
2,975 m (9,760 ft)
256 m (840 ft)
162 m (531 ft)
44°04′28″N 114°35′54″W / 44.074340°N 114.598370°W / 44.074340; -114.598370 (Headwall Lake )
Hidden Lake
2,905 m (9,531 ft)
250 m (820 ft)
212 m (696 ft)
44°04′44″N 114°35′44″W / 44.078929°N 114.595631°W / 44.078929; -114.595631 (Hidden Lake )
Hourglass Lake
2,900 m (9,500 ft)
224 m (735 ft)
118 m (387 ft)
44°04′41″N 114°35′18″W / 44.077962°N 114.588440°W / 44.077962; -114.588440 (Hourglass Lake )
Hummock Lake
2,905 m (9,531 ft)
490 m (1,610 ft)
242 m (794 ft)
44°04′39″N 114°35′32″W / 44.077480°N 114.592172°W / 44.077480; -114.592172 (Hummock Lake )
Lodgepole Lake
2,750 m (9,020 ft)
370 m (1,210 ft)
295 m (968 ft)
44°04′13″N 114°34′32″W / 44.070403°N 114.575526°W / 44.070403; -114.575526 (Lodgepole Lake )
Lonesome Lake
3,185 m (10,449 ft)
458 m (1,503 ft)
178 m (584 ft)
44°04′26″N 114°36′26″W / 44.073839°N 114.607106°W / 44.073839; -114.607106 (Lonesome Lake )
Scoop Lake
2,945 m (9,662 ft)
276 m (906 ft)
156 m (512 ft)
44°04′24″N 114°35′39″W / 44.073226°N 114.594253°W / 44.073226; -114.594253 (Scoop Lake )
Shelf Lake
2,730 m (8,960 ft)
275 m (902 ft)
166 m (545 ft)
44°04′13″N 114°34′04″W / 44.070398°N 114.567814°W / 44.070398; -114.567814 (Shelf Lake )
Sliderock Lake
2,740 m (8,990 ft)
305 m (1,001 ft)
157 m (515 ft)
44°04′14″N 114°34′18″W / 44.070568°N 114.571721°W / 44.070568; -114.571721 (Sliderock Lake )
Tiny Lake
2,905 m (9,531 ft)
061 m (200 ft)
046 m (151 ft)
44°04′38″N 114°35′23″W / 44.077179°N 114.589737°W / 44.077179; -114.589737 (Tiny Lake )
Waterdog Lake
2,660 m (8,730 ft)
060 m (200 ft)
025 m (82 ft)
44°04′21″N 114°33′27″W / 44.072499°N 114.557543°W / 44.072499; -114.557543 (Waterdog Lake )
Willow Lake
2,665 m (8,743 ft)
260 m (850 ft)
163 m (535 ft)
44°04′27″N 114°33′38″W / 44.074092°N 114.560419°W / 44.074092; -114.560419 (Willow Lake )
References
↑ Sawtooth National Forest. "Sawtooth National Forest" [map].1:126,720, 1"=2 miles. Twin Falls, Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest, United States Forest Service, 1998.
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