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Boardman Spring

Boardman Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Boardman Spring is a spring in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 2,168 m. Mount Timpanogos stands 3,581 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Knight Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Provo Canyon Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2168 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.23019, -111.58213

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Maple Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Lion's Head: 0.9 mi
  • Buckley Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Horse Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Corral Mountain: 1.5 mi
Parks
  • Bicentennial Park: 2.8 mi
  • Neighborhood Park: 3.1 mi
  • Spring Creek Park: 3.1 mi
  • Provost Park: 3.1 mi
  • Roadside Park: 3.2 mi
Springs: 57
  • Knight Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Cold Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Hathenbrook Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Cascade Saddle Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Spring Creek Springs: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 37
Artworks: 37
Picnic sites: 32
  • Steelworkers Pavilion: 6.3 mi
  • Veterans Paviion: 6.3 mi
  • Lions Pavilion: 6.3 mi
  • Bears Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
  • Kiwanis Pavilion: 6.4 mi
Museums: 24
Waterfalls: 23
  • Smith Ditch Falls No.1: 7.0 mi
  • Smith Ditch Falls No. 2: 7.1 mi
  • Upper Bridal Veil Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Upper Falls: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 18
Attractions: 14
  • The "Y": 2.4 mi
  • Splash Summit Water Park: 2.9 mi
  • Fat Cats: 4.2 mi
  • Rock Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Classic Fun Center: 7.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 4
  • Rock Arch: 3.3 mi
  • Diamond Arch: 14.1 mi
  • Magnus Arch: 18.3 mi
  • Storm Window Arch: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Vineyard Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Vineyard Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Lincoln Beach: 13.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Saratoga Hot Springs: 18.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Boardman Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TimpanogosNNW 343°3,581 m11.6 mi
South TimpanogosNNW 345°3,572.9 m11.0 mi
Bomber PeakNNW 342°3,458.6 m12.7 mi
The ShoulderNNW 345°3,401.9 m11.5 mi
East Provo PeakENE 57°3,366 m2.2 mi
Provo PeakNE 54°3,355 m1.7 mi
Roberts HornNNW 346°3,350.7 m12.1 mi
North Cascade MountainN 357°3,314 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0319:39
June solstice05:5820:1921:00
September equinox07:1518:4919:25
December solstice07:4616:2117:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333847536271797768554233
Precip in2.01.61.61.92.00.90.50.71.21.61.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Provo BYU, 4 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs25.728.638.881.813556.819.516.118.017.624.925.8

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Hobble Creek AT 1650 West AT Springville, Utah, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

  • Lanceleaf Springbeauty14 obs
  • limber pine13 obs
  • bigtooth maple12 obs
  • chokecherry12 obs
  • Littlecup Beardtongue12 obs
  • Common Sagebrush Lizard11 obs
  • white fir11 obs
  • leafy Jacob's ladder11 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/485492314

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