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Baskin Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,683 m
Tallest summit within 16.9 miles
Gobblers Knob3,115 m · 15.2 mi
Nearest byway
Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway3.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:03local time
Coordinates
40.8405, -111.8679
Baskin Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Baskin Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled 1,683 m. Gobblers Knob stands 3,115 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is North Canyon Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Baskin Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gobblers KnobSE 140°3,115 m15.2 mi
Mount RaymondSE 145°3,108 m15.3 mi
Wilson PeakSE 138°3,033 m15.4 mi
Wildcat RidgeSSE 152°2,981 m14.3 mi
South Thayne PeakSSE 148°2,980 m14.3 mi
Mount Olympus EastSSE 153°2,979 m14.3 mi
Thurston PeakN 3°2,954 m16.7 mi
Francis PeakN 7°2,904 m13.4 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 4
Natural arches: 3
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0419:40
June solstice05:5720:2221:03
September equinox07:1618:5019:26
December solstice07:4916:2017:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303443495968777565524031
Precip in2.01.92.33.32.61.30.80.91.52.11.92.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bountiful-val Verda, 2 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1.82.14.18.711.66.02.91.91.61.71.81.7

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Red Butte Creek AT Fort Douglas, Near Slc, UT, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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