Chicken Spring
Chicken Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,317 m. Red Creek Mountain stands 3,227 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Soldier Creek Recreation Complex, a park 1.2 miles away. Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon passes 21 miles off.
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon, National
- 21.1 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - US-6 from Colton to Helper
- 24.9 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 27.5 mi off the Provo Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Provo River Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Island Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Square Top Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Sage Hen Knoll: 4.7 mi
- Buckhorn Knoll: 7.5 mi
- Doe Knoll: 8.7 mi
- Soldier Springs: 1.6 mi
- Soldier Springs: 1.7 mi
- Soldier Springs: 1.7 mi
- White Point Spring: 5.1 mi
- Cabin Spring: 7.8 mi
- Soldier Creek Recreation Complex: 1.2 mi
- Soldier Creek Dam Day Use Area: 2.8 mi
- Strawberry Bay Recreation Complex: 5.5 mi
- Wildcat Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
- Avintaquin Wildlife Management Area: 17.5 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Group 1A: 18.3 mi
- Whiskey Springs Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- City Pavilion: 22.5 mi
- Creekside Pavilion: 22.6 mi
- Red Ledge: 9.8 mi
- The Jumpoff: 10.8 mi
- Red Ledge: 11.9 mi
- Timber Point: 13.7 mi
- White Ledge: 15.5 mi
- West Portal: 9.7 mi
- Soldier Summit: 16.4 mi
- Mill Fork: 18.9 mi
- Colton: 21.8 mi
- Kyune: 24.4 mi
- Strawberry River Day Use Area: 3.4 mi
- Old Locomotive 453: 16.9 mi
- Clear Creek Canyon: 17.8 mi
- Soldier Summit Historical Marker: 16.4 mi
- Masashi Goto Monument: 24.2 mi
- Diamond Arch: 18.8 mi
- Magnus Arch: 21.8 mi
- Currant Creek Wildlife Management Area: 9.9 mi
- Dryfall: 18.7 mi
- Pinion Ridge Rest Area: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Chicken Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Creek Mountain | N 10° | 3,227 m | 17.0 mi |
| Currant Creek Peak | NNW 338° | 3,175 m | 15.7 mi |
| Strawberry Peak | SSE 152° | 3,125 m | 9.3 mi |
| Strawberry North Summit | SSE 150° | 3,117 m | 9.1 mi |
| Heber Mountain | NNW 341° | 3,114 m | 19.5 mi |
| Bald Knoll | NNW 335° | 3,075 m | 19.3 mi |
| Tabby Mountain | NE 48° | 3,051 m | 19.1 mi |
| Raspberry Knoll | NNE 22° | 3,039 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:17 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:19 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spanish FK PWR House, 29 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in May, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 29.5 | 30.5 | 33.6 | 49.1 | 62.1 | 59.3 | 43.8 | 38.3 | 38.1 | 31.4 | 30.9 | 29.6 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Currant Creek Near Fruitland, UT, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- hound's-tongue3 obs
- Mormon Fritillary3 obs
- Western Grebe2 obs
- American White Pelican2 obs
- Killdeer2 obs
- Great Blue Heron2 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk2 obs
- Greater Short-horned Lizard2 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/11142672344
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