Ibapah, Utah
# Ibapah, Utah

Ibapah (/ˈaɪbəpɑː/ EYE-bə-pah) is a small unincorporated community in far western Tooele County, Utah, United States, near the Nevada state line.

## Description

The settlement is located near the Deep Creek Mountains. The site was originally established in 1859 by Mormon missionaries sent to teach the local Native Americans farming methods. A Pony Express station operated here in 1860 and 1861, and the town was on an early alignment of the Lincoln Highway. A post office operated here from 1883 to 1980. Ibapah is currently inhabited mostly by Goshute people, with scattered farmlands and a trading post belonging to more recent settlers. The community is the headquarters of the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, a federally recognized tribe.

Originally named Deep Creek for a creek of the same name in the area, the name was later changed to Ibapah, an anglicized form of the Goshute word Ai-bim-pa or Ai'bĭm-pa which means "White Clay Water".

The town is isolated and is usually reached by going out of Utah into Nevada and back into Utah.

## Climate

The climate is typical of that of a high elevation Great Basin location, being semi-arid and featuring, in consequence, large differences in temperature between day and night.

Climate data for Ibapah, Utah (Elevation 5,280ft) :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Record high °F (°C) | 68 (20) | 75 (24) | 82 (28) | 88 (31) | 98 (37) | 103 (39) | 108 (42) | 107 (42) | 102 (39) | 94 (34) | 79 (26) | 73 (23) | 108 (42) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 41.6 (5.3) | 45.8 (7.7) | 53.9 (12.2) | 62.0 (16.7) | 71.3 (21.8) | 81.7 (27.6) | 91.6 (33.1) | 90.0 (32.2) | 80.5 (26.9) | 67.5 (19.7) | 52.9 (11.6) | 42.3 (5.7) | 65.1 (18.4) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 10.0 (−12.2) | 15.7 (−9.1) | 21.8 (−5.7) | 27.5 (−2.5) | 33.8 (1.0) | 39.8 (4.3) | 46.8 (8.2) | 44.9 (7.2) | 35.6 (2.0) | 26.8 (−2.9) | 17.9 (−7.8) | 10.6 (−11.9) | 27.6 (−2.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −39 (−39) | −32 (−36) | −17 (−27) | 2 (−17) | 8 (−13) | 20 (−7) | 23 (−5) | 21 (−6) | 10 (−12) | −3 (−19) | −19 (−28) | −38 (−39) | −39 (−39) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.62 (16) | 0.77 (20) | 0.95 (24) | 1.29 (33) | 1.44 (37) | 0.98 (25) | 0.82 (21) | 0.90 (23) | 0.72 (18) | 0.95 (24) | 0.60 (15) | 0.65 (17) | 10.69 (272) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 6.9 (18) | 7.1 (18) | 5.1 (13) | 3.4 (8.6) | 1.2 (3.0) | 0. (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.1 (0.25) | 1.7 (4.3) | 3.3 (8.4) | 5.9 (15) | 34.7 (88) |
| Source: The Western Regional Climate Center ||||||||||||||
