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Chicken Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,686 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
South Burro Peak3,873 m · 23.8 mi
Nearest byway
Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway17.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:54local time
Coordinates
40.6010, -109.8457
Chicken Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Chicken Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled 2,686 m. South Burro Peak stands 3,873 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lightning Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away. Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chicken Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Burro PeakNW 312°3,873 m23.8 mi
North Burro PeakNW 314°3,860 m24.1 mi
Mount DavisNW 309°3,793 m25.0 mi
Marsh PeakN 7°3,718 m7.7 mi
Mount UntermannN 352°3,675 m11.9 mi
Leidy PeakN 3°3,667 m11.6 mi
MesaNW 317°3,358 m8.5 mi
Paradise PeakNW 310°3,296 m7.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 36
Cliffs: 8
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
Artworks: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:32
June solstice05:5020:1320:54
September equinox07:0818:4219:18
December solstice07:4016:1316:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232838455464727060483423
Precip in0.90.91.21.21.60.90.91.21.71.50.80.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maeser 9NW, 10 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Sep — fullest in Jun, leanest in Jan.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs0.00.00.00.37.316.514.211.89.15.21.10.1

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Mosby Canal Near Lapoint, UT, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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