Butcher Spring
Butcher Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,188 m. Indian Peak stands 2,973 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rice Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Mt. Wilson Back Country Byway passes 8.4 miles off. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Mt. Wilson Back Country Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Highway 93
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Point Trailhead · 26 mi
- Millers Point · 26 mi
- Cathedral Cave · 26 mi
- Moon Caves · 26 mi
91 named places within 25 miles
- Rock Spring: 1.0 mi
- Tobe Spring: 4.4 mi
- Ox Valley Spring: 4.8 mi
- White Horse Spring: 6.7 mi
- Barrel Spring: 7.3 mi
- Rice Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Canyon Peak: 2.5 mi
- Government Peak: 3.7 mi
- Government Peak: 3.7 mi
- Mahogany Peak: 5.6 mi
- Meadow Valley Recreation Area: 10.6 mi
- Indian Peak State Game Management Area: 18.5 mi
- Pioche Town Park: 24.7 mi
- Pioche Pioneer Park: 24.9 mi
- White Cliff: 14.9 mi
- Echo Canyon State Park: 15.9 mi
- Delmues: 20.0 mi
- Pioche Veterans Memorial: 24.7 mi
- Lincoln County Historical Museum: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Butcher Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Peak | NNE 25° | 2,973 m | 18.0 mi |
| White Rock Peak | NNW 342° | 2,786 m | 15.8 mi |
| Parsnip Peak | WNW 295° | 2,707 m | 18.7 mi |
| Government Peak | SSW 213° | 2,677 m | 3.7 mi |
| Mahogany Peak | SW 217° | 2,641 m | 5.6 mi |
| Government Peak | SW 214° | 2,632 m | 3.7 mi |
| Steamboat Mountain | E 80° | 2,615 m | 13.9 mi |
| Rice Mountain | SW 229° | 2,563 m | 1.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:23 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:39 | 17:21 |
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 | 27 | 31 | 38 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spring Valley SP, 9 mi away.
- Kingcup Cactus6 obs
- Yellow-eyed Cryptantha2 obs
- Western Fence Lizard1 obs
- singleleaf pinyon1 obs
- Heartleaf Twistflower1 obs
- thompson's beardtongue1 obs
- Plains Pricklypear1 obs
- Rock Goldenrod1 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/5624072812
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