# 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, 1991–2020 normals, 1903–2020 extremes: 5279ft (1609m) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 68 (20) | 75 (24) | 82 (28) | 89 (32) | 98 (37) | 105 (41) | 111 (44) | 108 (42) | 102 (39) | 94 (34) | 80 (27) | 73 (23) | 111 (44) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 58.6 (14.8) | 63.6 (17.6) | 74.6 (23.7) | 80.8 (27.1) | 88.9 (31.6) | 96.5 (35.8) | 102.2 (39.0) | 100.4 (38.0) | 94.5 (34.7) | 84.5 (29.2) | 71.3 (21.8) | 60.4 (15.8) | 103.0 (39.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 45.0 (7.2) | 49.1 (9.5) | 58.3 (14.6) | 64.1 (17.8) | 73.2 (22.9) | 84.9 (29.4) | 94.2 (34.6) | 92.8 (33.8) | 82.9 (28.3) | 69.0 (20.6) | 54.7 (12.6) | 44.7 (7.1) | 67.7 (19.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 28.7 (−1.8) | 32.9 (0.5) | 40.8 (4.9) | 46.2 (7.9) | 54.1 (12.3) | 63.0 (17.2) | 71.0 (21.7) | 69.2 (20.7) | 60.0 (15.6) | 48.2 (9.0) | 36.7 (2.6) | 28.4 (−2.0) | 48.3 (9.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 12.4 (−10.9) | 16.8 (−8.4) | 23.3 (−4.8) | 28.3 (−2.1) | 35.0 (1.7) | 41.2 (5.1) | 47.9 (8.8) | 45.5 (7.5) | 37.1 (2.8) | 27.4 (−2.6) | 18.8 (−7.3) | 12.0 (−11.1) | 28.8 (−1.8) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −8.8 (−22.7) | −3.6 (−19.8) | 9.5 (−12.5) | 16.7 (−8.5) | 21.5 (−5.8) | 29.6 (−1.3) | 37.0 (2.8) | 34.3 (1.3) | 22.8 (−5.1) | 12.2 (−11.0) | 1.5 (−16.9) | −7.5 (−21.9) | −13.9 (−25.5) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −39 (−39) | −32 (−36) | −17 (−27) | 2 (−17) | 8 (−13) | 20 (−7) | 23 (−5) | 21 (−6) | 10 (−12) | −5 (−21) | −18 (−28) | −38 (−39) | −39 (−39) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.79 (20) | 0.87 (22) | 1.09 (28) | 1.44 (37) | 1.41 (36) | 0.90 (23) | 0.71 (18) | 0.77 (20) | 0.68 (17) | 0.69 (18) | 0.54 (14) | 0.63 (16) | 10.52 (269) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 6.10 (15.5) | 6.70 (17.0) | 4.20 (10.7) | 1.80 (4.6) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.60 (1.5) | 3.80 (9.7) | 6.70 (17.0) | 29.9 (76) |
| Source 1: NOAA ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS2 (records & 1991-2020 monthly max/mins) ||||||||||||||