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Brower's Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,684 m
Tallest summit within 24.4 miles
Targhee Peak3,121 m · 12.6 mi
Nearest byway
Fort Henry Historic Byway5.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:15local time
Coordinates
44.5501, -111.4737
Brower's Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Brower's Spring is a spring in Idaho, at a modelled 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.

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Targhee PeakNNE 19°3,121 m12.6 mi
Sheep MountainNNE 13°3,109 m16.4 mi
Bald PeakNNE 27°3,108 m13.5 mi
Black MountainNNE 15°3,105 m11.5 mi
Bald PeakNNE 27°3,103 m13.6 mi
Mount JeffersonWNW 298°3,097 m1.7 mi
Jefferson MountWNW 299°3,071 m1.7 mi
Coffin MountainNNE 19°3,038 m16.6 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0019:38
June solstice05:4220:3021:15
September equinox07:1418:4719:25
December solstice08:0016:0116:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161927354553605950382516
Precip in3.52.62.02.43.02.61.21.11.72.12.54.0

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs18.722.124.835.460.298.113612550.123.516.917.0

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Henrys Fork NR Lake ID, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

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