Birch Spring
Birch Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,255 m. Kings Peak stands 4,123 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Albert, a cliff 1.4 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
How to reach it
- 22.5 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 23.6 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section
Overlooks nearby
- Hayden Peak Overlook · 24 mi
- Slate Gorge Overlook · 24 mi
- Ice Caves · 25 mi
- Provo River Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dry Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Farm Creek Peak: 4.9 mi
- Bald Knoll: 5.1 mi
- Twin Knolls: 7.1 mi
- Rock Creek: 7.6 mi
- Currant Spring: 4.2 mi
- Tonigut Spring: 8.3 mi
- Willow Spring: 11.2 mi
- Lake Basin Spring: 12.0 mi
- Slope Spring: 14.4 mi
- Centennial Park: 11.5 mi
- Red Creek Wildlife Management Area: 15.8 mi
- Rabbit Gulch Wildlife Management Area: 18.4 mi
- Big Sand State Park: 21.1 mi
- Veterans Park: 22.6 mi
- Mount Albert: 1.4 mi
- The Point: 13.0 mi
- Red Cliff: 13.7 mi
- Bluffs Outlook: 20.3 mi
- The Pass Crag: 24.1 mi
- Little Deer Creek Falls: 20.8 mi
- Lower Provo River Falls: 24.5 mi
- Middle Provo River Falls: 24.5 mi
- Upper Provo River Falls: 24.5 mi
- Potter Castle: 21.7 mi
- Abandoned Snowmachine: 24.8 mi
- Duchesne "D": 22.4 mi
- Wasatch County Highpoint: 23.4 mi
- Ute Ponds Day Use Area Fishing Site: 23.7 mi
- Upper Provo Bridge Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Pinion Ridge Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Museum: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Birch Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Peak | NNE 24° | 4,123.3 m | 23.0 mi |
| South Kings Peak | NNE 24° | 4,116 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Emmons | NE 38° | 4,090 m | 21.0 mi |
| Painter Peak | NNE 27° | 4,080 m | 21.8 mi |
| Second Gemini | NNE 26° | 4,056 m | 21.7 mi |
| Henrys Fork Peak | NNE 21° | 4,036 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mount Lovenia | N 351° | 4,020 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Powell | NNE 16° | 4,009 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:16 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:16 | 16:59 |
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 | 18 | 23 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 31 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altamont, 15 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Aug — fullest in Jun, leanest in Feb.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 42.5 | 42.3 | 45.8 | 49.4 | 106 | 241 | 166 | 91.3 | 74.9 | 54.4 | 47.0 | 44.2 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Rock Creek Near Mountain Home, UT, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/11171012507
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