Alpine lakes in the state of Idaho
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 )
^ Sawtooth National Forest. "Sawtooth National Forest" [map].1:126,720, 1"=2 miles. Twin Falls, Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest, United States Forest Service, 1998.