Welcome to Bear Valley Junction ...

Bear Valley Junction is located in Garfield County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bear Valley Junction: Bear Vly. Jct. (or less commonly used: Bear Vly. Jctn.)

Bear Valley Junction is 6,470 feet [1,972 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bear Valley Junction is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Bear Valley Junction lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bear Valley Junction: 435

Communities near Bear Valley Junction ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bear Valley Junction.

Panguitch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panguitch
- Panguitch is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panguitch <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Panguitch
- From Bear Valley Junction to Panguitch
Circleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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- Circleville is located in Piute County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Circleville
- From Bear Valley Junction to Circleville
Panguitch Fort ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Panguitch Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panguitch Fort
- Panguitch Fort is located in Garfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Panguitch Fort
- From Bear Valley Junction to Panguitch Fort
Bone Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bone Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Valley
- Bone Valley is located in Garfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bone Valley
- From Bear Valley Junction to Bone Valley
Lees Spring ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lees Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Spring
- Lees Spring is located in Beaver County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lees Spring
- From Bear Valley Junction to Lees Spring
Buckhorn Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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- Buckhorn Springs is located in Iron County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Buckhorn Springs
- From Bear Valley Junction to Buckhorn Springs
Hillsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hillsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hillsdale is located in Garfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hillsdale
- From Bear Valley Junction to Hillsdale
Kingston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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- Kingston is located in Piute County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kingston
- From Bear Valley Junction to Kingston
Paragonah Fort ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paragonah Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragonah Fort
- Paragonah Fort is located in Iron County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Paragonah Fort
- From Bear Valley Junction to Paragonah Fort
Paragonah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragonah
- Paragonah is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Former names for Paragonah:
- Paragoonah
- Red Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragonah <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Paragonah
- From Bear Valley Junction to Paragonah

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bear Valley Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bear Valley Junction.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bear Valley Junction. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bear Valley Junction.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bear Valley Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Bear Valley Junction.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bear Valley Junction ...

Looking for more information about Bear Valley Junction? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bear Valley Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bear Valley Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bear Valley Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.