Big Spring
Big Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,226 m. Kweeyahgut Peak stands 3,919 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Larsen Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away. Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section passes 11 miles off.
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section
- 11.2 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Slate Gorge Overlook · 13 mi
- Hayden Peak Overlook · 15 mi
- Provo River Overlook · 16 mi
- Ice Caves · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lookout Point: 1.0 mi
- Castle Rocks: 4.5 mi
- The Mesa: 4.6 mi
- East Grandaddy Mountain: 7.9 mi
- West Grandaddy Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Larsen Spring: 0.2 mi
- Warm Springs: 2.3 mi
- Warm Springs: 2.3 mi
- Warm Springs: 2.4 mi
- Slope Spring: 3.5 mi
- Red Cliff: 4.4 mi
- The Point: 4.9 mi
- Bluffs Outlook: 7.0 mi
- White Ledge: 11.9 mi
- Mount Albert: 13.3 mi
- Centennial Park: 10.8 mi
- Red Creek Wildlife Management Area: 13.9 mi
- Wildcat Wildlife Management Area: 22.9 mi
- Rabbit Gulch Wildlife Management Area: 23.6 mi
- Kamas Wildlife Management Area: 24.8 mi
- Little Deer Creek Falls: 10.3 mi
- Lower Provo River Falls: 13.7 mi
- Middle Provo River Falls: 13.7 mi
- Upper Provo River Falls: 13.7 mi
- Duchesne Tunnel: 12.0 mi
- Masashi Goto Monument: 12.0 mi
- Abandoned Snowmachine: 16.1 mi
- Kletting Peak Historical Maker: 19.4 mi
- Upper Provo Bridge Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Wasatch County Highpoint: 14.2 mi
- Blue Moon Ranch Alpacas: 24.1 mi
- Museum: 16.8 mi
- Currant Creek Wildlife Management Area: 18.6 mi
- Pinion Ridge Rest Area: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Big Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kweeyahgut Peak | NNE 32° | 3,919 m | 17.9 mi |
| Yard Peak | NNE 17° | 3,875 m | 19.7 mi |
| Explorer Peak | NNE 30° | 3,870 m | 19.0 mi |
| Lamotte Peak | N 11° | 3,870 m | 20.6 mi |
| Cleveland Peak | NE 36° | 3,837 m | 17.6 mi |
| Spread Eagle Peak | N 7° | 3,822.2 m | 17.3 mi |
| Ostler Peak | N 9° | 3,808 m | 18.6 mi |
| Hayden Peak | N 357° | 3,803.6 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:17 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:17 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kamas, 27 mi away.
- quaking aspen3 obs
- Mule Deer2 obs
- Sandhill Crane2 obs
- Ruffed Grouse1 obs
- Wild Turkey1 obs
- Rufous Hummingbird1 obs
- Broad-tailed Hummingbird1 obs
- Black-chinned Hummingbird1 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/11171012448
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