Bear Lake

Bear Lake is a natural freshwater lake on the – border in the . About 109 square miles in size, it is split about equally between the two states; its Utah portion comprises the second-largest natural freshwater lake in Utah, after .
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: natural freshwater lake on the Utah-Idaho border in the United States
  • Also known as: “Bear River Lake”, “Black Bear Lake”, and “Little Lake”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garden City and Pickelville.

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is a town in northwestern , , United States. The population was 602 at the 2020 census. sits on the shores of Bear Lake and is a popular summer resort destination town, thus nicknamed the "Caribbean of the Rockies”.

Hamlet
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Pickleville was a small town located near the western shore of Bear Lake, 121 miles northeast of Salt Lake City, in , United States. In 1979 it became part of . is situated 3 miles southwest of Bear Lake.

Bear Lake

Latitude
41.93632° or 41° 56′ 11″ north
Longitude
-111.3377° or 111° 20′ 16″ west
Elevation
5,928 feet (1,807 metres)
Open location code
85HCWMP6+GW
Geo­Names ID
5771174
Wiki­data ID
Q812997
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Spanish—“Bear Lake” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Bear Lake (Idaho–Utah)”
  • Afrikaans: “Bear Lake”
  • Catalan: “Bear Lake”
  • Chinese: “熊湖”
  • Danish: “Bear Lake (Utah-Idaho)”
  • Danish: “Bear Lake(Utah-Idaho)”
  • Danish: “Bear Lake”
  • Dutch: “Bear Lake (Idaho-Utah)”
  • Dutch: “Bear Lake”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره بيار”
  • Esperanto: “Ursa Lago (Idaho-Utaho)”
  • Esperanto: “Ursa Lago”
  • French: “lac Bear”
  • French: “Lac Bear”
  • German: “Bear Lake (Idaho/Utah)”
  • German: “Bear Lake State Park (Idaho)”
  • German: “Bear Lake State Park (Utah)”
  • German: “Bear Lake Valley”
  • German: “Bear Lake”
  • Italian: “Bear Lake (Idaho–Utah)”
  • Italian: “Bear Lake”
  • Japanese: “ベアー湖”
  • Korean: “베어호”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bear Lake”
  • Portuguese: “Lago do Urso”
  • Russian: “Бэр (озеро)”
  • Russian: “Бэр”
  • Serbian: “Медвеђе језеро”
  • Serbian: “Медвеће језеро”
  • Slovenian: “Bear Lake”
  • Spanish: “Lago Bear”
  • Spanish: “Lago del Oso”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ideal Beach and Lake-Air Airport.

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