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