Ideal Beach
Ideal Beach is a beach in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,807 m. Naomi Peak stands 3,041 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Ideal Beach Commons, a park 0.1 miles away. Bear Lake Scenic Byway runs past it. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,807 m
How to reach it
- On the Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 2.5 mi off the Logan Canyon Scenic Byway, National
- 6.5 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 6.5 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bear Lake Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cheney Springs: 4.9 mi
- Jebo Spring: 6.7 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 7.4 mi
- Snowbank Spring: 8.4 mi
- Elk Spring: 8.5 mi
- Baker Knoll: 4.1 mi
- Swan Peak: 6.6 mi
- Sinker: 8.0 mi
- Bridger Peak: 8.0 mi
- Black Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Ideal Beach Commons: 0.1 mi
- Garden City Park: 2.2 mi
- North Beach State Park: 10.5 mi
- Randolph Camp Historical Monument: 20.1 mi
- Elle's Park: 21.7 mi
- Flights of Learning: 24.5 mi
- Force of the Morning: 24.7 mi
- Troika: 24.7 mi
- Falling Water Santa Cruz XVII, XVIII, and XXII: 24.8 mi
- Opus: 24.8 mi
- Red Banks: 9.5 mi
- Rodent Ranch: 14.8 mi
- The Betagraph: 15.1 mi
- Mile 385: 15.3 mi
- Hobbit Caves: 16.0 mi
- Sack Lunch Area: 9.3 mi
- Sage Springs Day Use Area: 9.7 mi
- Tony Grove Day Use Area: 13.6 mi
- Chokecherry Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Card Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Temple Fork Sawmill: 11.0 mi
- Old Ephraim's Grave: 13.2 mi
- Pat Hollow Crash Site: 13.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 22.1 mi
- Pioneer Plot: 24.8 mi
- Bear Lake Rest Area: 3.7 mi
- Bear Lake Overlook Rest Area: 4.2 mi
- Second Dam: 22.0 mi
- Jardine Juniper: 14.6 mi
- Minnetonka Cave Tour: 15.1 mi
- Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming intersect point: 18.2 mi
- Bluewater Beach: 0.2 mi
- Cisco Beach: 7.3 mi
- Oxkiller Wildlife Management Area: 20.3 mi
- First Waterfall: 24.3 mi
- Permaculture Garden: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ideal Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naomi Peak | W 271° | 3,041 m | 15.3 mi |
| Cherry Peak | W 274° | 2,982 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Magog | W 272° | 2,972 m | 14.3 mi |
| Doubletop Mountain | WNW 288° | 2,970 m | 15.2 mi |
| Logan Peak | SW 232° | 2,959 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mount Gog | W 276° | 2,954 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mount Elmer | WSW 256° | 2,943 m | 16.4 mi |
| Providence Peak | SW 231° | 2,922 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:01 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:23 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:13 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bear Lake SP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/426700388
Day trips start here
- Garden City · 3 mi
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