- Elevation, modelled
- 2,882 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Kings Peak4,123.3 m · 22.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway19.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:55local time
- Coordinates
- 40.5836, -110.0365
Elk Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled 2,882 m. Kings Peak stands 4,123 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Blank Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elk Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Peak | NW 307° | 4,123.3 m | 22.1 mi |
| South Kings Peak | NW 305° | 4,116 m | 21.9 mi |
| Gilbert Peak | NW 316° | 4,095 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Emmons | WNW 302° | 4,090 m | 16.5 mi |
| Painter Peak | NW 305° | 4,080 m | 20.6 mi |
| Second Gemini | NW 304° | 4,056 m | 21.1 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | NW 313° | 4,043 m | 22.5 mi |
| Henrys Fork Peak | NW 307° | 4,036 m | 23.3 mi |
- 19.6 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic BywayNational
- 26.4 mi off the Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Sheep Creek Bay Overlook Interpretive Area · 28 mi
- Sheep Creek Overlook · 29 mi
- Pullout · 29 mi
- Lookout Sheep Creek · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Blank Spring: 0.3 mi
- Ray Spring: 0.4 mi
- Rock Spring: 0.7 mi
- Center Fork Spring: 1.1 mi
- Fawn Spring: 1.1 mi
- Pole Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Red Knoll: 6.2 mi
- Whiterocks: 6.6 mi
- Ice Cave Peak: 6.8 mi
- Mosby Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Fort Robidoux Historical Monument: 10.7 mi
- Tridell Park: 13.3 mi
- Lapoint Park: 17.7 mi
- Roosevelt East Stake Park Area: 19.4 mi
- Shindy Hollow Picnic Site: 19.4 mi
- Chalk Cliffs: 10.0 mi
- Skinwalker Ridge: 23.5 mi
- Skinwalker Ridge: 23.7 mi
- Skinwalker Ridge: 23.7 mi
- Skinwalker Ridge: 23.7 mi
- Northern Ute Veterans Memorial: 21.2 mi
- Uintah "U": 24.8 mi
- Cedarview: 15.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:14 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:13 | 16:57 |
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 | 20 | 26 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Neola, 12 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Aug — fullest in Jun, leanest in Feb.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 32.5 | 30.7 | 34.4 | 50.2 | 307 | 531 | 261 | 151 | 122 | 78.6 | 49.4 | 36.9 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Uinta R Blw Powerplant Diversion, NR Neola, UT, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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