- Elevation, modelled
- 1,518 m
- Tallest summit within 19.7 miles
- Heavens Gate2,554 m · 19.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway107.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:39local time
- Coordinates
- 45.6378, -116.3819
Bull Springs is a spring in Idaho, at a modelled 1,518 m. Heavens Gate stands 2,554 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Grave Point, a peak 0.3 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 107 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Bull Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavens Gate | SSW 196° | 2,554 m | 19.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSW 196° | 2,436 m | 17.1 mi |
| Round Top | E 97° | 2,380 m | 19.3 mi |
| Southwest Butte | SE 136° | 2,360 m | 12.5 mi |
| Little Round Top | E 95° | 2,272 m | 19.3 mi |
| John Day Mountain | SE 137° | 2,262 m | 10.3 mi |
| Dead Point | ESE 110° | 2,244 m | 12.1 mi |
| Slate Point | ESE 103° | 2,220 m | 12.3 mi |
- 107.0 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Upper Gospel Lake Viewpoint · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grave Point: 0.3 mi
- Wild Horse Butte: 3.9 mi
- Triangle Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Camp Howard: 5.3 mi
- Joe Spring: 0.9 mi
- Davis Spring: 3.7 mi
- Horner Springs: 3.8 mi
- Elk Horn Spring: 4.6 mi
- China Spring: 4.8 mi
- Slate Creek Recreation Site: 4.3 mi
- Chief Joseph War Historical Marker: 5.6 mi
- Hammer Creek Recreation Site: 9.2 mi
- City Park: 9.3 mi
- Nezperce Indian War Historical Monument: 12.0 mi
- Upper Pittsburg Landing: 4.2 mi
- Skookumchuck Recreation Site: 5.5 mi
- Allison Creek Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- McAllister Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Blackerby Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- The Projects: 17.7 mi
- Bug Slope: 18.5 mi
- Moughmer Point: 21.0 mi
- Devils Ladder: 22.2 mi
- Rock Creek Point: 23.8 mi
- Twin Bridges Beach: 4.6 mi
- Skookumchuck Beach: 5.5 mi
- Shorts Bar Beach: 16.0 mi
- Music Bar: 18.2 mi
- Copper: 11.2 mi
- Joseph: 12.0 mi
- Florence: 19.5 mi
- Mount Idaho: 23.4 mi
- Kirkwood Ranch Museum: 7.4 mi
- Deep Creek Massacre: 16.4 mi
- Sheep Creek Rest Stop: 20.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:19 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:53 | 21:39 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 08:24 | 16:15 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 62 | 71 | 71 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riggins, 20 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 4,198 | 4,459 | 5,752 | 12,150 | 32,536 | 36,918 | 12,874 | 5,258 | 4,318 | 4,735 | 4,938 | 4,516 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Salmon River AT White Bird ID, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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