The Big Boulder Lakes are a chain of thirteen small 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 Big Boulder Creek watershed east of D. O. Lee Peak. In addition to the lakes listed, the Big Boulder Lakes include the four small lakes that make up The Kettles. Sawtooth National Forest trail 601 along leads to the Big Boulder Lakes.[1]

Big Boulder Lakes
Lake Elevation Max. length Max. width Location
Big Boulder Lake 1 2,985 m (9,793 ft) 085 m (279 ft) 040 m (130 ft) 44°06′04″N 114°36′14″W / 44.101112°N 114.603928°W / 44.101112; -114.603928 (Big Boulder Lake 2)
Big Boulder Lake 2 3,065 m (10,056 ft) 070 m (230 ft) 035 m (115 ft) 44°05′56″N 114°36′45″W / 44.098845°N 114.612483°W / 44.098845; -114.612483 (Big Boulder Lake 2)
Boulder Lake 3,065 m (10,056 ft) 200 m (660 ft) 085 m (279 ft) 44°05′53″N 114°36′51″W / 44.098166°N 114.614038°W / 44.098166; -114.614038 (Boulder Lake)
Cirque Lake 3,070 m (10,070 ft) 350 m (1,150 ft) 315 m (1,033 ft) 44°06′25″N 114°37′15″W / 44.107052°N 114.620724°W / 44.107052; -114.620724 (Cirque Lake)
Cove Lake 3,005 m (9,859 ft) 490 m (1,610 ft) 315 m (1,033 ft) 44°06′05″N 114°36′31″W / 44.101346°N 114.608703°W / 44.101346; -114.608703 (Cove Lake)
Gentian Lake 3,060 m (10,040 ft) 100 m (330 ft) 080 m (260 ft) 44°05′50″N 114°36′43″W / 44.097145°N 114.612036°W / 44.097145; -114.612036 (Gentian Lake)
Hook Lake 3,025 m (9,925 ft) 150 m (490 ft) 070 m (230 ft) 44°06′17″N 114°36′27″W / 44.104628°N 114.607614°W / 44.104628; -114.607614 (Hook Lake)
Sapphire Lake 3,020 m (9,910 ft) 500 m (1,600 ft) 300 m (980 ft) 44°06′11″N 114°36′54″W / 44.102962°N 114.614970°W / 44.102962; -114.614970 (Sapphire Lake)
Snow Lake 3,055 m (10,023 ft) 310 m (1,020 ft) 115 m (377 ft) 44°05′45″N 114°36′50″W / 44.095896°N 114.613812°W / 44.095896; -114.613812 (Snow Lake)

References

  1. ↑ 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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