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Barrel Springs

Barrel Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Barrel Springs is a spring in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,193 m. Humpy Peak stands 3,306 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Aspen Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section passes 2.6 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.16639, -110.80024

59 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 25
Parks: 11
  • Piedmont Charcoal Kilns State Historic Site: 10.1 mi
  • Ottley Park: 10.7 mi
  • Hamblin Park: 10.7 mi
  • Anderson Park: 11.4 mi
  • Organization Camp Recreation Site: 18.5 mi
Springs: 9
Ghost towns: 6
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barrel Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Humpy PeakSSW 207°3,306 m23.0 mi
Deadman MountainS 174°3,275 m19.8 mi
Table TopSSE 166°3,235 m20.2 mi
Elizabeth MountainSSE 164°3,150 m13.6 mi
Thunderbolt MountainESE 122°2,905 m21.4 mi
Porcupine MountainWSW 238°2,801 m19.1 mi
Medicine ButteNNW 336°2,621 m14.0 mi
Pine KnollS 170°2,571 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5919:36
June solstice05:5120:1821:00
September equinox07:1118:4619:22
December solstice07:4616:1416:58

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222433404957646355443122
Precip in0.80.60.71.01.91.10.81.11.21.21.00.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Evanston 1 E, 10 mi away.

  • Tiger Trout2 obs
  • Mallard1 obs
  • Canada Goose1 obs
  • American Wigeon1 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7943675236

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