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==Geography== Cache County lies on the north edge of Utah. Its north border abuts the south border of the state of [[Idaho]]. On the western edge of the county are the [[Wellsville Mountains]] and on the eastern edge are the Bear River Mountains, both northern branches of the [[Wasatch Range]]. The [[Cache Valley]] reaches north to the state border. The [[Bear River Mountains]], the northernmost extension of the [[Wasatch Range]], cover the eastern half of the county.<ref name=CCU>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cache+County,+UT/@41.9722539,-111.6119489,13.38z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x8754659f04086e57:0xde597a54deff44f5!8m2!3d41.7560026!4d-111.7614661 ''Cache County UT'' Google Maps (accessed 30 March 2019)]</ref> The county's highest elevation is Naomi Peak in the northeast part of the county, at {{convert|9979|ft|m}} above sea level.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=13209 |title=Utah County High Points/Cache County. Peakbaggers (accessed 30 March 2019) |access-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090116/https://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=13209 |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Bear River (Great Salt Lake)|Bear River]] flows through Cache Valley. The county has a total area of {{convert|1173|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1165|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|8.2|sqmi}} (0.7%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_49.txt|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=March 27, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> ===Major highways=== {{div col}} * [[U.S. Route 89 in Utah|U.S. Highway 89]] * [[U.S. Route 91 in Utah|U.S. Highway 91]] * [[Utah State Route 23|State Route 23]] * [[Utah State Route 30|State Route 30]] * [[Utah State Route 101|State Route 101]] * [[Utah State Route 142|State Route 142]] * [[Utah State Route 165|State Route 165]] * [[Utah State Route 200|State Route 200]] * [[Utah State Route 218|State Route 218]] * [[Utah State Route 252|State Route 252]] {{div col end}} ===Adjacent counties=== {{div col}} * [[Oneida County, Idaho]] - northwest * [[Franklin County, Idaho]] - north * [[Bear Lake County, Idaho]] - northeast * [[Rich County, Utah|Rich County]] - east * [[Weber County, Utah|Weber County]] - south * [[Box Elder County, Utah|Box Elder County]] - west {{div col end}} ===Protected areas=== {{div col}} * [[Cache National Forest]] (part) * [[Caribou National Forest]] (part) * [[Hardware Ranch|Hardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area]] (state park) * [[Tony Grove Lake]] Campground (US Forest Service) * Millville Face Wildlife Management Area<ref name=CCU/> {{div col end}} ===Lakes=== {{div col}} * Crescent Lake * Cutler Reservoir * Hyrum Reservoir * Newton Reservoir * Porcupine Reservoir * Tony Grove Lake<ref name=CCU/> {{div col end}}
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