Boulder Chain Lakes

{{Short description|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.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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|+Boulder Chain Lakes

!Lake

!Elevation

!Max. length

!Max. width

!Location

Hatchet Lake

|{{convert|2710|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|345|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|305|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{coord|44.024344

114.562724|name=Hatchet Lake}}
Headwall Lake

|{{convert|2975|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|256|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|162|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{coord|44.074340

114.598370|name=Headwall Lake}}
Hidden Lake

|{{convert|2905|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|250|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|212|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{coord|44.078929

114.595631|name=Hidden Lake}}
Hourglass Lake

|{{convert|2900|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|224|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|118|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{coord|44.077962

114.588440|name=Hourglass Lake}}
Hummock Lake

|{{convert|2905|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|490|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|242|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{coord|44.077480

114.592172|name=Hummock Lake}}
Lodgepole Lake

|{{convert|2750|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|370|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|295|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{coord|44.070403

114.575526|name=Lodgepole Lake}}
Lonesome Lake

|{{convert|3185|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|458|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|178|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{coord|44.073839

114.607106|name=Lonesome Lake}}
Scoop Lake

|{{convert|2945|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|276|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|156|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{coord|44.073226

114.594253|name=Scoop Lake}}
Shelf Lake

|{{convert|2730|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|275|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|166|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{coord|44.070398

114.567814|name=Shelf Lake}}
Sliderock Lake

|{{convert|2740|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|305|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|157|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{coord|44.070568

114.571721|name=Sliderock Lake}}
Tiny Lake

|{{convert|2905|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|061|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|046|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{coord|44.077179

114.589737|name=Tiny Lake}}
Waterdog Lake

|{{convert|2660|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|060|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|025|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{coord|44.072499

114.557543|name=Waterdog Lake}}
Willow Lake

|{{convert|2665|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|260|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{convert|163|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|{{coord|44.074092

114.560419|name=Willow Lake}}

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