Brower's Spring
Brower's Spring is a spring in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 2,684 m. Targhee Peak stands 3,121 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sawtell Peak, a peak 1.6 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.
Said to be the ultimate headwater of the Mississippi–Missouri River system.
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 15.2 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
- 25.2 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Mesa Falls · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sawtell Peak: 1.6 mi
- Arange Peak: 1.7 mi
- Mount Jefferson: 1.7 mi
- Jefferson Mount: 1.7 mi
- Reas Peak: 2.2 mi
- United States Sheep Experiment Station: 5.6 mi
- Henrys Lake State Park: 7.0 mi
- Centennial Mountain Shores Park: 8.1 mi
- Howard Spring Wayside: 12.3 mi
- Howard Spring Wayside: 12.3 mi
- Old Railway Station: 10.8 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 19.9 mi
- Camas Meadows Battle Site: 24.4 mi
- Big Springs: 11.3 mi
- Latham Spring: 17.3 mi
- Corey Spring: 22.9 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 19.8 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 19.9 mi
- Union Pacific Pylon: 20.0 mi
- Montana State Rest Area: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Brower's Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Targhee Peak | NNE 19° | 3,121 m | 12.6 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NNE 13° | 3,109 m | 16.4 mi |
| Bald Peak | NNE 27° | 3,108 m | 13.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNE 15° | 3,105 m | 11.5 mi |
| Bald Peak | NNE 27° | 3,103 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Jefferson | WNW 298° | 3,097 m | 1.7 mi |
| Jefferson Mount | WNW 299° | 3,071 m | 1.7 mi |
| Coffin Mountain | NNE 19° | 3,038 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:30 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:01 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 19 | 27 | 35 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 50 | 38 | 25 | 16 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Island Park, 10 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Aug — fullest in Jul, leanest in Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 18.7 | 22.1 | 24.8 | 35.4 | 60.2 | 98.1 | 136 | 125 | 50.1 | 23.5 | 16.9 | 17.0 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Henrys Fork NR Lake ID, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Silky Phacelia21 obs
- Lanceleaf Stonecrop10 obs
- Wyoming kittentails10 obs
- Mountain Douglasia10 obs
- prairie smoke8 obs
- flowery phlox8 obs
- Cutleaf Anemone6 obs
- Glacier Lily5 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/12319943098
Day trips start here
- Island Park · 8 mi
- West Yellowstone · 20 mi
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