Beaver Dam Mountains
The Beaver Dam Mountains are a 23 miles (37 km) long mountain range located mostly in extreme southwest Washington County, Utah, west of St. George, with the south of the range extending into the Arizona Strip.
| Beaver Dam Mountains | |
|---|---|
north section massif West Mountain Peak (Washington County, UT) | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | West Mountain Peak (Washington County), (northwest)-Beaver Dam Mountains |
| Elevation | 7,680 ft (2,340 m) |
| Coordinates | 37°9′19″N 113°53′0″W |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 23 mi (37 km) NNW-SSE |
| Width | 13 mi (21 km) |
| Geography | |
Beaver Dam Mountains Beaver Dam Mountains of southwest Utah and Arizona | |
| Country | United States |
| States | Utah and Arizona |
| Regions | Mojave Desert and Great Basin |
| Counties | Washington and Mohave |
| Rivers | Virgin River and Virgin River Gorge |
| Communities | Saint George, Utah, Shivwits, Utah and Littlefield, Arizona |
| Range coordinates | 37°05′09″N 113°48′19″W |
| Borders on | Tule Springs Hills, Clover Mountains, Bull Valley Mountains, Red Mountains, Saint George, Virgin Mountains and Virgin Valley |
| Topo map | Jarvis Peak quad |
The range contains the Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness which straddles the state's borders. The south of the range can be impressively seen from Interstate 15, as it traverses the corridor into Utah through the Virgin River Gorge, as the Virgin River exits the west of the Colorado Plateau.
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