- Elevation, modelled
- 2,488 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Marsh Peak3,718 m · 16.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway1.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:53local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6675, -109.5193
Colton Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled 2,488 m. Marsh Peak stands 3,718 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Brush Creek Knob, a peak 3.3 miles away. Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Colton Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh Peak | W 281° | 3,718 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Untermann | WNW 291° | 3,675 m | 20.1 mi |
| Leidy Peak | WNW 293° | 3,667 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mesa | W 274° | 3,358 m | 22.9 mi |
| Paradise Peak | W 271° | 3,296 m | 22.9 mi |
| Trout Creek Peak | NW 310° | 3,200 m | 12.9 mi |
| Sims Peak | WNW 286° | 3,141 m | 11.7 mi |
| Dyer Mountain | NNW 329° | 3,116 m | 5.6 mi |
- 1.7 mi off the Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic BywayNational
- 14.6 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic BywayNational
- 23.6 mi off the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Pullout · 2 mi
- Greendale Overlook Interpretive Site · 14 mi
- Greendale Overlook · 14 mi
- Bza · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spring Creek Spring: 5.5 mi
- Lind Spring: 9.0 mi
- June Spring: 9.7 mi
- Middle Spring: 9.8 mi
- Beck Spring: 9.9 mi
- Little Brush Creek Knob: 3.3 mi
- Red Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Dyer Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Taylor Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Limber Flag: 7.6 mi
- Big Park: 8.9 mi
- Steinaker State Park: 10.6 mi
- Remember the Maine Park: 11.2 mi
- Shindy Hollow Picnic Site: 12.6 mi
- Freestone Legacy Park: 14.3 mi
- Dinosaur Trackway: 7.0 mi
- Moonshine arch: 7.8 mi
- Split Mountain Anticline: 19.4 mi
- Stump Formation: 19.4 mi
- Morrison Formation: 19.5 mi
- Veteran Memorial: 14.6 mi
- Rex: 14.7 mi
- Firefighters Memorial: 16.0 mi
- Uintah "U": 16.5 mi
- Doc Parson Place: 23.8 mi
- Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum: 14.7 mi
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum: 14.8 mi
- Quarry Exhibit Hall: 19.4 mi
- John Jarvie Ranch Historic Site (BLM): 24.0 mi
- Rock Point: 12.5 mi
- Blacktail Cliff: 16.9 mi
- Chalk Cliffs: 18.4 mi
- Moose Ponds Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Split Mountain Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Josie Morris Cabin Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Dinah The Pink Dinosaur: 14.6 mi
- VBC Garden: 14.7 mi
- Jensen Welcome Center: 22.5 mi
- Browns Park Waterfowl Area: 24.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:12 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:11 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 28 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 48 | 34 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maeser 9NW, 11 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in May, leanest in Feb.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 13.4 | 12.9 | 14.5 | 42.1 | 140 | 98.1 | 40.2 | 27.2 | 19.7 | 18.7 | 16.5 | 14.4 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Big Brush Crk Abv Red Fleet Res, NR Vernal, UT, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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