Bull Elk Creek Spring
Bull Elk Creek Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,836 m. Kings Peak stands 4,123 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Bend Hollow Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.
How to reach it
- 26.9 mi off the Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway, National
- 23.8 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sheep Creek Bay Overlook Interpretive Area · 28 mi
- Sheep Creek Overlook · 29 mi
- Lookout Sheep Creek · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Bend Hollow Spring: 1.0 mi
- Trail Spring: 1.9 mi
- Smokey Springs: 2.7 mi
- Bennion Spring: 2.7 mi
- Lucky Spring: 3.2 mi
- Goose Egg Peak: 2.2 mi
- Pole Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Paradise Peak: 8.3 mi
- Mesa: 8.8 mi
- Fort Robidoux Historical Monument: 15.8 mi
- Tridell Park: 18.5 mi
- Lost Creek Park: 19.5 mi
- Old Carter Trail Historical marker: 20.2 mi
- Lapoint Park: 22.9 mi
- Ute Ponds Day Use Area Fishing Site: 2.8 mi
- Chalk Cliffs: 14.3 mi
- Cedarview: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Bull Elk Creek Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Peak | NW 305° | 4,123.3 m | 16.9 mi |
| South Kings Peak | WNW 303° | 4,116 m | 16.8 mi |
| Gilbert Peak | NW 317° | 4,095 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount Emmons | WNW 297° | 4,090 m | 11.5 mi |
| Painter Peak | WNW 302° | 4,080 m | 15.5 mi |
| Second Gemini | WNW 301° | 4,056 m | 16.0 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | NW 312° | 4,043 m | 17.3 mi |
| Henrys Fork Peak | NW 306° | 4,036 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:14 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 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, 15 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, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- North American River Otter1 obs
- western stoneseed1 obs
- wax currant1 obs
- Rocky Mountain Cutthroat Trout1 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/11171012815
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