Ardeth Lake


Ardeth Lake is an alpine lake in Boise [County, Idaho|Boise County], Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth [National Recreation Area]. The lake is approximately south of Stanley. Ardeth Lake is most easily accessed from trailheads in the Sawtooth Valley, which are accessed from Idaho [State Highway 75|State Highway 75] or from the Grandjean trailhead to the northwest off of State Highway 21.
With a surface elevation of above sea level, Ardeth Lake often remains frozen into early summer. At the southern end of the lake is Glens Peak at in elevation.
Ardeth Lake is in the central Sawtooth Wilderness, and wilderness permit can be obtained at trailheads.