Edith Lake facts for kids

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Location	Custer County, Idaho
Coordinates	43°58′37″N 114°57′33″W / 43.976975°N 114.959086°W / 43.976975; -114.959086
Lake type	Glacial
Primary outflows	Creek to Salmon River
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	0.14 mi (0.23 km)
Max. width	0.08 mi (0.13 km)
Surface elevation	8,660 ft (2,640 m)

Edith Lake is a small alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 16.5 miles (26.6 km) south of Stanley. A trail from the Yellow Belly Lake and Pettit Lake trailheads leads towards Edith Lake via Farley Lake. These trailheads can be accessed from State Highway 75 via Sawtooth National Forest road 208.

With a surface elevation of 8,660 feet (2,640 m) above sea level, Sawtooth Lake often remains frozen into early summer.

Edith Lake is in the Sawtooth Wilderness and wilderness permit can be obtained at trailheads. The hike to Edith Lake from the Yellow Belly Lake trailhead is about 9 miles (14 km).