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Dry Canyon Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,929 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Monte Cristo Peak2,787 m · 22.0 mi
Nearest byway
Bear Lake Scenic Byway14.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:03local time
Coordinates
41.6448, -111.2141
Dry Canyon Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Dry Canyon Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled 1,929 m. Monte Cristo Peak stands 2,787 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Jacobsen Springs, a spring 1.1 miles away. Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monte Cristo PeakSW 226°2,787 m22.0 mi
Mount McKinnonSW 229°2,770 m20.1 mi
Eccles PeakSW 231°2,757 m16.7 mi
Temple PeakNW 308°2,743 m20.8 mi
Little MonteSW 225°2,730 m22.4 mi
Red Spur MountainW 265°2,703 m10.3 mi
Pine ButteSSW 214°2,662 m22.5 mi
Baldy PeakSW 217°2,637 m20.6 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 38
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Attractions: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0119:37
June solstice05:5120:2121:03
September equinox07:1318:4719:24
December solstice07:4916:1416:58

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161930394756646253412918
Precip in1.21.01.11.31.91.10.81.21.31.21.11.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Randolph, 2 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs8.18.19.614.729.020.415.112.811.811.210.18.8

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Big Creek Near Randolph, UT, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

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