Blank Spring
Blank Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,861 m. Kings Peak stands 4,123 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Elk Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 19.5 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 26.8 mi off the Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sheep Creek Bay Overlook Interpretive Area · 29 mi
- Sheep Creek Overlook · 29 mi
- Pullout · 29 mi
- Lookout Sheep Creek · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Elk Spring: 0.3 mi
- Ray Spring: 0.6 mi
- Puppy Spring: 0.8 mi
- Fawn Spring: 0.8 mi
- Rock Spring: 1.0 mi
- Pole Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Red Knoll: 6.2 mi
- Goose Egg Peak: 6.8 mi
- Whiterocks: 6.9 mi
- Ice Cave Peak: 7.1 mi
- Fort Robidoux Historical Monument: 10.7 mi
- Tridell Park: 13.4 mi
- Lapoint Park: 17.8 mi
- Roosevelt East Stake Park Area: 19.2 mi
- Central Park: 19.6 mi
- Chalk Cliffs: 10.3 mi
- Skinwalker Ridge: 23.5 mi
- Skinwalker Ridge: 23.6 mi
- Skinwalker Ridge: 23.6 mi
- Skinwalker Ridge: 23.6 mi
- Ute Ponds Day Use Area Fishing Site: 4.7 mi
- Cedarview: 15.3 mi
- Northern Ute Veterans Memorial: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blank Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Peak | NW 308° | 4,123.3 m | 21.9 mi |
| South Kings Peak | NW 306° | 4,116 m | 21.7 mi |
| Gilbert Peak | NW 317° | 4,095 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Emmons | WNW 304° | 4,090 m | 16.4 mi |
| Painter Peak | NW 306° | 4,080 m | 20.4 mi |
| Second Gemini | NW 305° | 4,056 m | 20.9 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | NW 313° | 4,043 m | 22.3 mi |
| Henrys Fork Peak | NW 308° | 4,036 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:14 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:13 | 16:57 |
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 | 20 | 26 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Neola, 11 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 | 32.5 | 30.7 | 34.4 | 50.2 | 307 | 531 | 261 | 151 | 122 | 78.6 | 49.4 | 36.9 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Uinta R Blw Powerplant Diversion, NR Neola, UT, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Small-flower Beardtongue1 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/11171012818
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