Durst Spring
Durst Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,974 m. Thurston Peak stands 2,954 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Durst Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off.
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Ogden River Scenic Byway
- 17.8 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mount McKinnon Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Durst Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Elk Mountain: 2.8 mi
- The Head: 2.9 mi
- Little Mahogany Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Big Mahogany Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Sulpher Springs: 3.0 mi
- Sulpher Springs: 3.0 mi
- Rock Spring: 3.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 4.1 mi
- Willow Spring: 4.3 mi
- Round Valley Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
- Milton Park: 8.0 mi
- Wilkinson Complex: 8.0 mi
- Riverside Park: 8.0 mi
- Croydon City Park: 9.2 mi
- Thurston Peak: 11.8 mi
- Porterville: 12.1 mi
- The Utah War: 13.0 mi
- Malan Heights Resort: 14.1 mi
- Lime Kiln: 14.6 mi
- Elizabeth Dee Shaw Stewart Museum: 16.2 mi
- City of Farmington Museum: 17.3 mi
- Town Hall: 17.3 mi
- Gun Collection: 17.3 mi
- Token, Currency & Silver Collection: 17.4 mi
- Spring Creek Day Use Area: 10.2 mi
- Fernwood Recreation Site: 14.1 mi
- Moose Hollow Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Doug Shaw Memorial Bowery: 16.7 mi
- Village Green: 17.3 mi
- Wildcat Statue: 15.6 mi
- Music Scuplture: 15.7 mi
- Louis Frederick Moench Statue: 15.8 mi
- Paper Airplane: 16.2 mi
- Eccles Community Art Center: 17.1 mi
- East Canyon Wildlife Management Area: 12.4 mi
- East Canyon Wildlife Management Area: 14.6 mi
- Legacy Nature Reserve: 20.0 mi
- Cinnamon Creek WMA: 20.7 mi
- The Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve: 22.8 mi
- Anderson Cove Beach: 9.9 mi
- Pelican Beach: 10.7 mi
- Middle Inlet Beach: 11.0 mi
- Cemetery Point Beach: 11.0 mi
- Windsurfer Beach: 12.0 mi
- China Town: 14.3 mi
- Witch Rocks: 14.8 mi
- Ninth Street Crag: 16.3 mi
- The Narrows: 22.9 mi
- Inspiration Point: 24.1 mi
- Emory: 19.2 mi
- La Plata: 20.1 mi
- Grass Creek: 20.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 23.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 24.0 mi
- Mountain Green Rest Area, I-84 Westbound: 7.9 mi
- Weber Canyon Rest Area, I-84 Eastbound: 10.5 mi
- Echo Canyon Rest Area Westbound: 16.9 mi
- Echo Canyon Rest Area Eastbound: 17.0 mi
- Ogden Botanical Gardens: 16.9 mi
- Asian Garden: 16.9 mi
- Rasmussen Teaching Garden: 17.9 mi
- Bountiful Temple Underground Garden: 21.4 mi
- Adams Canyon Waterfall: 13.8 mi
- Adams Canyon Lower Falls: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Durst Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thurston Peak | WSW 245° | 2,954 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Ogden | WNW 284° | 2,917 m | 12.7 mi |
| Francis Peak | SW 230° | 2,904 m | 13.0 mi |
| Snow Horse Ridge | WSW 239° | 2,893 m | 12.3 mi |
| Allen Peak | WNW 286° | 2,885 m | 12.8 mi |
| James Peak | NNW 335° | 2,869 m | 18.0 mi |
| De Moisy Peak | W 281° | 2,847 m | 12.0 mi |
| Bountiful Peak | SW 214° | 2,823 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:22 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:17 | 17:02 |
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 | 23 | 28 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville Monastery, 7 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 41.6 | 50.8 | 98.1 | 267 | 413 | 161 | 73.8 | 61.5 | 50.6 | 42.2 | 38.4 | 40.3 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge South Fork Ogden River Near Huntsville, UT, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3640238277
Day trips start here
- Ogden · 17 mi
- Wasatch Range · 25 mi
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