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Bull Spring

Bull Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Bull Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,360 m. East Provo Peak stands 3,366 m to the west, 18 miles off. Provo Canyon Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

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Coordinates40.26240, -111.20688

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Doe Knoll: 1.6 mi
  • Twin Peaks: 5.1 mi
  • Sage Hen Knoll: 5.3 mi
  • Strawberry Peak: 6.0 mi
  • Peak 7993: 7.3 mi
Parks
Springs: 34
  • Bull Spring: 0.0 mi
  • Buck Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Shingle Mill Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Graveyard Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Kweeyahgut Spring: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 20
Artworks: 20
  • Samuel H. Smith: 23.1 mi
  • Matthew 4:18-20: 23.1 mi
  • World Map: 23.2 mi
  • Juno: 23.3 mi
  • BYU Letters: 23.3 mi
Museums: 12
  • CAF Heber Valley Museum: 19.0 mi
  • Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum: 20.0 mi
  • Mapleton Heritage Museum: 21.7 mi
  • Springville Museum of Art: 22.3 mi
  • Daughters Of Utah Pioneer Museum-Historical Society: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 11
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 8
  • Dryfall: 16.3 mi
  • Upper Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Upper Bridal Veil Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Smith Ditch Falls No. 2: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 7
Gardens: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Diamond Arch: 16.3 mi
  • Rock Arch: 21.1 mi
  • Magnus Arch: 21.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Bull Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Provo PeakW 267°3,366 m17.9 mi
Provo PeakW 266°3,355 m18.5 mi
South Cascade MountainW 276°3,280 m20.0 mi
Peak 10731 ftW 277°3,271 m20.1 mi
Freedom PeakW 270°3,270 m17.8 mi
Shingle Mill PeakW 272°3,253 m17.6 mi
Red Creek MountainNE 46°3,227 m14.5 mi
Corral MountainW 263°3,177 m18.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0119:37
June solstice05:5620:1820:59
September equinox07:1318:4819:24
December solstice07:4516:1917:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242737435260686758473626
Precip in3.12.31.81.62.11.10.71.11.42.01.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deer Creek DAM, 20 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • prairie smoke2 obs
  • Oregon Checker-mallow2 obs
  • Mountain goldenbean2 obs
  • Rocky Mountain Cutthroat Trout2 obs
  • Rainbow Trout1 obs
  • Painted Lady1 obs
  • parsnipflower buckwheat1 obs
  • twinberry honeysuckle1 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/11142672322

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