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Gil Smith Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,991 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Eccles Peak2,757 m · 23.2 mi
Nearest byway
Bear Lake Scenic Byway21.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:03local time
Coordinates
41.6068, -111.0422
Gil Smith Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Gil Smith Spring is a spring in Wyoming, at a modelled 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.

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eccles PeakWSW 250°2,757 m23.2 mi
Red Spur MountainW 275°2,703 m19.2 mi
Medicine ButteSSE 158°2,621 m18.9 mi
Elk MountainNE 55°2,510 m13.8 mi
Monument PeakWNW 289°2,503 m17.0 mi
Bridger HillENE 60°2,501 m6.0 mi
South Sheep MountainESE 124°2,496 m9.6 mi
The PinnacleESE 114°2,488 m6.4 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 33
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
Historic sites: 1
Museums: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0019:37
June solstice05:5120:2121:03
September equinox07:1218:4719:23
December solstice07:4816:1316:58

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, 8 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs35.937.482.523172592824167.454.949.143.338.1

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.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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