Chamberlain Lakes, Glacial lake in Idaho, United States.
Chamberlain Lakes is a glacial lake system located in the mountains of Idaho with multiple connected water bodies set among rocky terrain. The clear waters sit at elevation in a remote mountain valley setting.
The basin holds a chain of ten glacial Paternoster lakes on the upper Chamberlain Creek, in the Germania Creek watershed that drains to the East Fork Salmon River. The lakes lie in Custer County within the White Cloud Mountains of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, with Castle Peak, the range's highest summit, rising to their east and north. None of the lakes has an official name; they are listed from lowest to highest elevation.
The ten lakes have no official names; sources list them only by elevation, lowest to highest. Sawtooth National Forest trail 047 crosses the basin, though most visitors start from the Fourth of July Creek trailhead. The chain lies on upper Chamberlain Creek in the Germania Creek watershed, draining to the East Fork Salmon River.
Access comes via forest roads and mountain paths that vary in passability depending on weather and season. Visitors should arrive prepared with sturdy gear and readiness for backcountry conditions.
The ten lakes form a chain of Paternoster lakes, each at a different elevation, and none of them has an official name; they are listed from lowest to highest. Sawtooth National Forest trail 047 crosses the basin, but most people start from the Fourth of July Creek trailhead.
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