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Big Springs

Big Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Big Springs is a spring in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,951 m. Targhee Peak stands 3,121 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Railway Station, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 6.2 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates44.50057, -111.25496

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Hot springs
  • West: 19.6 mi
  • Sea Weed: 19.6 mi
  • Silver Globe: 19.6 mi
  • Silverr Globe Cave: 19.6 mi
  • Avoca: 19.6 mi
Peaks: 56
Waterfalls: 22
Parks: 16
  • Henrys Lake State Park: 10.0 mi
  • Centennial Mountain Shores Park: 10.7 mi
  • Howard Spring Wayside: 11.8 mi
  • Howard Spring Wayside: 11.8 mi
  • Targhee Pass Historical Marker: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 15
Springs: 11
Picnic sites: 7
  • Madison River: 18.2 mi
  • Whiskey Flats Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
  • East Lot Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
  • Nez Perce Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
  • Madison Junction Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Targhee PeakNNW 337°3,121 m16.7 mi
Sheep MountainNNW 340°3,109 m20.6 mi
Bald PeakNNW 344°3,108 m16.1 mi
Black MountainNNW 332°3,105 m16.5 mi
Bald PeakNNW 344°3,103 m16.2 mi
Mount JeffersonWNW 289°3,097 m13.0 mi
Jefferson MountWNW 289°3,071 m13.0 mi
Coffin MountainNNW 344°3,038 m19.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:5919:38
June solstice05:4120:2921:14
September equinox07:1318:4619:24
December solstice07:5916:0016:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161927354553605950382516
Precip in3.52.62.02.43.02.61.21.11.72.12.54.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Island Park, 8 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs18.722.124.835.460.298.113612550.123.516.917.0

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Henrys Fork NR Lake ID, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Wildlife nearby
  • Ring-billed Gull46 obs
  • Mallard29 obs
  • Moose29 obs
  • Rainbow Trout18 obs
  • Utah Honeysuckle16 obs
  • fireweed13 obs
  • American White Pelican11 obs
  • California Gull11 obs

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2494398643

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