Comments about ‘Utah's basement — Beaver Dam Wash is state's lowest elevation’

The lowest spot in Utah is about 2160 feet based on my averaging many GPS readings at this spot. I own this peice of land but all are welcome to visit. The surrounding land in Utah is now part of the Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area. It is about 3-4 feet lower now than before the flood of January 2005. The current fence along the Arizona border was a replacement for the one there before the flood. Because the wash is south facing and with couple hundred feet slopes on each side it usually averages 5- 10 degrees hotter during the day than St. George in the winter. Never actually been there in Summer.

Is there like some kind of reward for being the lowest place in Utah? If not, who cares?

Oops, Make that 2165 ft not 2160.

Hit Beaver Dam Wash last weekend. 67 degrees by 10 am going into the low 70's by afternoon. Beautiful hike and best example of Mojave Desert in Utah.