Upper Bead Lake is a small alpine lake in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. There are no trails leading to the lake or the Goat Creek drainage.[1]

Upper Bead Lake
Location of Upper Bead Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Upper Bead Lake in Idaho, USA.
Upper Bead Lake
Location of Upper Bead Lake in Idaho, USA.
Location of Upper Bead Lake in Idaho, USA.
Upper Bead Lake
LocationBoise County, Idaho
Coordinates44°04′13″N 115°03′02″W / 44.070322°N 115.05065°W / 44.070322; -115.05065
TypeGlacial
Primary inflowsGoat Creek
Primary outflowsGoat Creek to South Fork Payette River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length0.07 mi (0.11 km)
Max. width0.07 mi (0.11 km)
Surface elevation8,710 ft (2,650 m)
Islands1

Upper Bead Lake is in the Sawtooth Wilderness, and a wilderness permit can be obtained at a registration box at trailheads or wilderness boundaries. There is one large boulder that forms the lakes only island. Upper Bead Lake is upstream of Lower Bead Lake.

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  1. ^ Sawtooth National Forest. “Sawtooth National Forest” [map].1:126,720, 1”=2 miles. Twin Falls, Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest, United States Forest Service, 1998.