Ardeth Lake is an

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, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the

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. The lake is approximately south of

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. Ardeth Lake is most easily accessed from trailheads in the

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, which are accessed from State Highway 75 or from the Grandjean trailhead to the northwest off of State Highway 21. With a surface elevation of

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, 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

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, and wilderness permit can be obtained at trailheads.

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Ardeth Lake
Idaho Department of Fish and Game {{DEFAULTSORT:Ardeth Lake Glacial lakes of the Sawtooth Wilderness Lakes of Boise County, Idaho Lakes of Idaho

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