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

  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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