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Big Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,494 m
Tallest summit within 17.3 miles
Flat Top Mountain3,235 m · 8.9 mi
Nearest byway
Provo Canyon Scenic Byway24.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:02local time
Coordinates
40.2622, -112.1007
Big Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Big Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled 1,494 m. Flat Top Mountain stands 3,235 m to the north-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Floyd Historic Monument, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Provo Canyon Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Big Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flat Top MountainNNW 329°3,235 m8.9 mi
Lowe PeakNNW 335°3,216 m12.4 mi
Flat Top Mtn-South PeakNW 326°3,176 m8.8 mi
Kelsey PeakNNW 335°3,162 m14.4 mi
Lewiston PeakNW 324°3,161 m8.4 mi
White Pine PeakNNW 336°3,146 m15.0 mi
South Lowe PeakNNW 336°3,144 m12.0 mi
Rocky PeakNNW 332°3,118 m13.2 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 60
Artworks: 50
Attractions: 20
Gardens: 19
Ghost towns: 13
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 2
Hot springs: 1
Natural arches: 1
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0519:41
June solstice06:0020:2121:02
September equinox07:1718:5119:27
December solstice07:4816:2317:06

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263140465463716960483627
Precip in1.31.31.21.21.40.80.70.70.81.10.81.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairfield, under a mile away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in May, leanest in Feb.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs0.50.40.83.511.210.34.32.11.21.00.90.6

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge West Canyon Creek Near Cedar Fort, UT, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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