- Elevation
- 2,426 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Hunt Mountain3,098 m · 13.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Medicine Wheel Passage9.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:02local time
- Coordinates
- 44.9279, -107.7486
Bear Spring is a spring in Wyoming, at a recorded 2,426 m. Hunt Mountain stands 3,098 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Crater Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. Medicine Wheel Passage passes 9.4 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
- Elevation
- 2426 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bear Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt Mountain | S 182° | 3,098 m | 13.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSW 203° | 3,062 m | 10.4 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | SW 225° | 3,038 m | 10.7 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | S 188° | 3,020 m | 10.9 mi |
| Duncum Mountain | SW 234° | 2,993 m | 6.9 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SSE 157° | 2,991 m | 22.2 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | W 277° | 2,981 m | 6.6 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | SSW 197° | 2,894 m | 6.9 mi |
- 9.4 mi off the Medicine Wheel Passage
- 15.6 mi off the Bighorn Scenic Byway
- 28.7 mi off the Red Gulch/Alkali National Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 9 mi
- Beaver Creek Overlook · 12 mi
- Observation Point · 12 mi
- Scenic Viewpoint · 12 mi
77 named places within 25 miles
- Leaky Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Fisher Mountain: 4.3 mi
- The Mesa: 6.2 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Duncum Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Crater Spring: 0.6 mi
- Hidden Spring: 1.9 mi
- Red Spring: 4.0 mi
- Willow Spring: 5.0 mi
- Wheddon Spring: 12.8 mi
- Deer Park: 2.9 mi
- Bull Elk Park: 5.6 mi
- Sheridan County Elk Winter Pasture: 8.8 mi
- Schuler Park: 10.6 mi
- Bull Park: 11.4 mi
- Bucking Mule Falls: 8.9 mi
- Porcupine Falls: 9.6 mi
- Shell Falls: 24.5 mi
- Burgess Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Pine Island Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Bull Elk Park Natural Area: 5.6 mi
- Riley Point: 10.0 mi
- Medicine Wheel: 11.0 mi
- Mason-Lovell Ranch: 21.2 mi
- Kane: 23.0 mi
- Community Garden: 24.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:17 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:44 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 55 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burgess Junction, 15 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Feb.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 63.4 | 61.6 | 62.4 | 85.4 | 331 | 518 | 217 | 122 | 97.5 | 86.7 | 75.9 | 68.1 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Little Bighorn River at State Line nr Wyola MT, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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