Bear Lake Overlook Rest Area
Bear Lake Overlook Rest Area is a rest area in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,310 m. Naomi Peak stands 3,041 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cheney Springs, a spring 2.4 miles away. Logan Canyon Scenic Byway runs past it. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- State Of Utah
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Logan Canyon Scenic Byway, National
- 3.1 mi off the Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 6.0 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 6.0 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bear Lake Overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Garden City Park: 3.6 mi
- Ideal Beach Commons: 4.1 mi
- North Beach State Park: 12.9 mi
- Elle's Park: 17.6 mi
- Franklin City Park: 18.8 mi
- Cheney Springs: 2.4 mi
- Jebo Spring: 4.4 mi
- Sedge Spring: 5.7 mi
- Snowbank Spring: 5.7 mi
- Conifer Box Spring: 5.9 mi
- Swan Peak: 4.1 mi
- Sinker: 4.4 mi
- Bridger Peak: 5.5 mi
- Baker Knoll: 5.9 mi
- Beaver Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Flights of Learning: 21.2 mi
- Force of the Morning: 21.7 mi
- Troika: 21.7 mi
- Merlin J. Olsen Aggie All-American: 21.7 mi
- Falling Water Santa Cruz XVII, XVIII, and XXII: 21.7 mi
- Red Banks: 5.6 mi
- Rodent Ranch: 12.0 mi
- The Betagraph: 12.3 mi
- Mile 385: 12.5 mi
- Hobbit Caves: 13.4 mi
- Sack Lunch Area: 5.4 mi
- Tony Grove Day Use Area: 9.7 mi
- Sage Springs Day Use Area: 12.2 mi
- Chokecherry Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Card Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Temple Fork Sawmill: 9.1 mi
- Pat Hollow Crash Site: 10.2 mi
- Old Ephraim's Grave: 11.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Pioneer Plot: 21.6 mi
- Bluewater Beach: 3.9 mi
- Ideal Beach: 4.2 mi
- Cisco Beach: 10.4 mi
- Jardine Juniper: 11.6 mi
- Minnetonka Cave Tour: 12.6 mi
- Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming intersect point: 21.8 mi
- Bear Lake Rest Area: 6.6 mi
- Second Dam: 19.2 mi
- Permaculture Garden: 21.5 mi
- Hope Community Garden: 23.2 mi
- Cache Valley DUP (Daughters of the Utah Pioneers) Museum: 23.3 mi
- Millville Museum: 24.8 mi
- Oxkiller Wildlife Management Area: 16.1 mi
- First Waterfall: 21.9 mi
- Argyle: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bear Lake Overlook Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naomi Peak | W 267° | 3,041 m | 11.2 mi |
| Cherry Peak | W 271° | 2,982 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Magog | W 268° | 2,972 m | 10.2 mi |
| Doubletop Mountain | WNW 290° | 2,970 m | 11.1 mi |
| Logan Peak | SW 223° | 2,959 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mount Gog | W 274° | 2,954 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Elmer | WSW 248° | 2,943 m | 12.8 mi |
| Providence Peak | SW 221° | 2,922 m | 19.9 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 | 19:25 |
| 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/1158562612
Day trips start here
- Garden City · 4 mi
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