| Beaver Dam Mountains | |
| Photo Size: | 295px |
| Country: | United States |
| Subdivision1 Type: | States |
| Subdivision2 Type: | Regions |
| Subdivision3 Type: | Counties |
| Settlement Type: | Communities |
| Range Coordinates: | 37.0858°N -113.8052°W |
| Subdivision4 Type: | Rivers |
| Topo Map: | Jarvis Peak quad |
| Length Mi: | 23 |
| Length Orientation: | NNW-SSE |
| Width Mi: | 13 |
| Highest: | West Mountain Peak (Washington County) |
| Highest Location: | (northwest)-Beaver Dam Mountains |
| Elevation Ft: | 7680 |
| Coordinates: | 37.1553°N -113.8833°W |
| Map: | USA Utah |
The Beaver Dam Mountains are a 23miles long mountain range located mostly in extreme southwest Washington County, Utah, west of St. George, with the south of the range extending into the Arizona Strip.
The range contains the Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness which straddles the state's borders. The south of the range can be impressively seen from Interstate 15, as it traverses the corridor into Utah through the Virgin River Gorge, as the Virgin River exits the west of the Colorado Plateau.
The range contains two sections. The northern massif is anchored by the highpoint (photo), of the West Mountain Peak (Washington County), 7680feet.[1] The eastern flank of the north massif contains Shivwits, Utah in the center of a section of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, the Shivwits Band of Utah. Utah highway 91 traverses the northwest–southeast sections through Utah Hill Summit.
The center of the range is adjacent to the Highway 91 mountain pass, and Tahoari (peak), 5523feet.[1] [2]
The mountains are the only place in Utah where Dudleya arizonica, a rare plant of the family Crassulaceae, can be found.[3]
The center of the range at about 4731feet,[1] (Utah Hill Summit), can be easily accessed from the west-southwest by Highway 91, from Littlefield, Arizona. The east and southeast of the range can be accessed by routes from St. George and Interstate 15.