| Edith Lake | |
| Location: | Custer County, Idaho |
| Coords: | 43.977°N -114.9591°W |
| Lake Type: | Glacial |
| Outflow: | Creek to Salmon River |
| Basin Countries: | United States |
| Length: | 0.14miles |
| Width: | 0.08miles |
| Elevation: | 8660feet |
| Pushpin Map: | Idaho#USA |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Edith Lake in Idaho, USA. |
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 16.5miles 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.[1]
With a surface elevation of 8660feet 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 9miles.