The County Seat for Beaver County is Beaver. The Tushar Range is at the eastern boundary of Beaver County with Delano Peak at 12,173 feet and Mount Belknap at 12,139. The majority of the county is in the Basin and Range country which marks most of western Utah. A portion of the Fishlake National Forest is in Beaver County. The economy is mainly based on livestock and tourism.
Beaver County is located in southwestern Utah.
It ranges from the Nevada State border on the west to it's eastern border with Piute County . On the south is Iron County with a tiny bit of Garfield County in the southeast corner. The northern boundary is with Millard County . Beaver County was named for the Beaver River which once had plentiful Beavers along its course. Early visitors to the area were the Dominguez-Escalante expedition in 1776 which came through the area which would become Milford.