Gooseberry Spring
Gooseberry Spring is a spring in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,028 m. South Fork Mountain stands 2,829 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sage, a ghost town 4.0 miles away. Big Spring Scenic Backway passes 14 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 14.4 mi off the Big Spring Scenic Backway
- 21.6 mi off the Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 26.1 mi off the Logan Canyon Scenic Byway, National
- 27.8 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bear Lake Overlook · 29 mi
90 named places within 25 miles
- Sucker Spring: 5.7 mi
- Ollie Spring: 6.7 mi
- Mud Spring: 9.0 mi
- McKinnon Spring: 11.1 mi
- Big Bend Spring: 11.3 mi
- The Big Knob: 5.2 mi
- Rubey Point: 5.2 mi
- Eli Hill: 8.0 mi
- Fossil Butte: 8.3 mi
- Sand Knoll: 8.8 mi
- Triangle Park: 19.3 mi
- Miner's Memorial Park: 19.4 mi
- Randolph Camp Historical Monument: 20.0 mi
- North Beach State Park: 21.5 mi
- Ideal Beach Commons: 24.7 mi
- Windy Point: 8.4 mi
- Skull Point: 18.3 mi
- Crockers Point: 21.4 mi
- Cisco Beach: 20.7 mi
- Ideal Beach: 24.7 mi
- Bluewater Beach: 24.9 mi
- Hamsfork Museum: 19.2 mi
- Sage Springs Day Use Area: 21.5 mi
- Bear Lake Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gooseberry Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Fork Mountain | NE 48° | 2,829 m | 23.0 mi |
| Coke Mountain | NNE 21° | 2,712 m | 15.5 mi |
| Granny Peak | NE 46° | 2,633 m | 21.1 mi |
| Elk Mountain | SSE 155° | 2,510 m | 10.1 mi |
| Bridger Hill | S 188° | 2,501 m | 14.3 mi |
| South Sheep Mountain | S 178° | 2,496 m | 22.4 mi |
| The Pinnacle | S 184° | 2,488 m | 19.8 mi |
| North Sheep Mountain | S 177° | 2,457 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:21 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:11 | 16:56 |
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 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 40 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 61 | 52 | 41 | 28 | 14 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sage 4 NNW, 5 mi away.
- Pronghorn1 obs
- Tunp Range Twinpod1 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/7943675821
Day trips start here
- Fossil Butte National Monument · 7 mi
- Garden City · 26 mi
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