Gil Smith Spring
Gil Smith Spring is a spring in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,991 m. Eccles Peak stands 2,757 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Warner Spring, a spring 1.6 miles away. Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 21.2 mi off the Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 23.8 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section
- 25.5 mi off the Ogden River Scenic Byway
- 29.5 mi off the Big Spring Scenic Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Mount McKinnon Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Warner Spring: 1.6 mi
- Wild Horse Spring: 1.9 mi
- Mud Spring: 1.9 mi
- Brazier Spring: 5.6 mi
- Larson Spring: 7.7 mi
- Sawtooth Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Rex Peak: 4.3 mi
- Bridger Hill: 6.0 mi
- The Pinnacle: 6.4 mi
- Hanks Hill: 6.6 mi
- Randolph Camp Historical Monument: 8.1 mi
- Hamblin Park: 23.6 mi
- Anderson Park: 23.7 mi
- Ottley Park: 25.0 mi
- Windy Point: 10.1 mi
- Crockers Point: 21.7 mi
- Skull Point: 22.4 mi
- Bear Lake Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Evanston Information Center: 24.3 mi
- Evanston Flying Club Airfield: 18.7 mi
- Uinta County Museum: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gil Smith Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eccles Peak | WSW 250° | 2,757 m | 23.2 mi |
| Red Spur Mountain | W 275° | 2,703 m | 19.2 mi |
| Medicine Butte | SSE 158° | 2,621 m | 18.9 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NE 55° | 2,510 m | 13.8 mi |
| Monument Peak | WNW 289° | 2,503 m | 17.0 mi |
| Bridger Hill | ENE 60° | 2,501 m | 6.0 mi |
| South Sheep Mountain | ESE 124° | 2,496 m | 9.6 mi |
| The Pinnacle | ESE 114° | 2,488 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:21 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:13 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 19 | 30 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 29 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Randolph, 8 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 35.9 | 37.4 | 82.5 | 231 | 725 | 928 | 241 | 67.4 | 54.9 | 49.1 | 43.3 | 38.1 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Bear River Below Reservoir, Near Woodruff, UT, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Shortstem Buckwheat2 obs
- Intermountain Clover2 obs
- Mourning Dove1 obs
- Killdeer1 obs
- narrowleaf puccoon1 obs
- Crested Wheatgrass1 obs
- ballhead ipomopsis1 obs
- Gordon's Mousetail1 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/7943675769
Day trips start here
- Fossil Butte National Monument · 22 mi
- Garden City · 30 mi
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