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Edna Lake
Location of Edna Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Edna Lake in Idaho, USA.
Edna Lake
Location in Idaho
Location of Edna Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Edna Lake in Idaho, USA.
Edna Lake
Location in the United States
Location Boise County, Idaho
Coordinates 43°58′15″N 114°59′30″W / 43.97083°N 114.99167°W / 43.97083; -114.99167
Lake type Glacial
Primary inflows South Fork Payette River
Primary outflows South Fork Payette River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 0.39 mi (0.63 km)
Max. width 0.27 mi (0.43 km)
Surface elevation 8,404 ft (2,562 m)

Edna Lake is an alpine lake in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Stanley and 14.5 miles (23.3 km) southeast of Grandjean. Located in the remote central Sawtooth Wilderness, Edna Lake can be reached by trails from many directions, including the Sawtooth Valley (east), Grandjean (northwest), Redfish Lake (north), and Atlanta (south).

Edna Lake is in a basin with several other lakes, including Vernon Lake and Virginia Lake along the spine of the Sawtooths just below the border of Boise, Custer, and Elmore counties.

Edna Lake is in the Sawtooth Wilderness and wilderness permit can be obtained at trailheads.

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