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.

Ibapah
Unincorporated community
The roadway through Ibapah, September 2007
Ibapah
Location within the state of Utah
Coordinates: 40°02′12″N 113°59′07″W
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyTooele
Settled1859
Named forGoshute Ai-bim-pa "White Clay Water"
Elevation
[1]
5,282 ft (1,610 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
84034
Area code(s)435
GNIS feature ID1437592[1]

Description
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18606—
1880174—
1890117−32.8%
1900353201.7%
1910256−27.5%
1920120−53.1%
193015226.7%
1940133−12.5%
195070−47.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau[2]

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".[3][4]

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[5]

See also

 Utah portal

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ibapah
  2. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 8, 2006. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  3. Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names. Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press. p. 197. ISBN 0-87480-345-4.
  4. The University of Utah - Shoshoni Dictionary
  5. "Seasonal Temperature and Precipitation Information". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved April 12, 2013.

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