- Elevation, modelled
- 2,184 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sawmill Mountain2,883 m · 20.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Flat Tops Trail13.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:46local time
- Coordinates
- 40.2149, -108.0136
Bitter Spring is a spring in Colorado, at a modelled 2,184 m. Sawmill Mountain stands 2,883 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Moonshine Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Flat Tops Trail passes 14 miles off. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bitter Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawmill Mountain | ESE 116° | 2,883 m | 20.6 mi |
| Uranium Peak | ESE 110° | 2,846 m | 17.4 mi |
| Ellison Mountain | ESE 115° | 2,798 m | 24.4 mi |
| Iles Mountain | E 92° | 2,687 m | 22.2 mi |
| Devils Hole Mountain | ESE 110° | 2,646 m | 6.4 mi |
| Three Points Mountain | E 101° | 2,626 m | 20.8 mi |
| LO 7 Hill | SSE 161° | 2,600 m | 19.3 mi |
| Coal Butte | E 98° | 2,581 m | 6.3 mi |
- 13.9 mi off the Flat Tops Trail
48 named places within 25 miles
- Strawberry Peak: 2.4 mi
- Old Baldy: 3.0 mi
- Coal Butte: 6.3 mi
- Devils Hole Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Coal Mountain: 7.3 mi
- White Rock: 2.1 mi
- Buckskin Point: 10.7 mi
- Warner Point: 24.1 mi
- Moonshine Spring: 1.0 mi
- Coal Spring: 1.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:05 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:07 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 26 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 46 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meeker AP, 14 mi away.
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