Grove Spring
Grove Spring is a spring in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,229 m. Medicine Butte stands 2,621 m to the south, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is School Section Spring, a spring 4.5 miles away. Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section passes 12 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section
- 16.8 mi off the Muddy Creek Historic Backway
- 25.4 mi off the Bridger Valley Historic Byway
81 named places within 25 miles
- School Section Spring: 4.5 mi
- Section 2 Spring: 4.9 mi
- Foote Spring: 9.2 mi
- Crompton Spring: 9.7 mi
- Wild Horse Spring: 12.2 mi
- The Hogback: 5.6 mi
- Medicine Butte: 5.7 mi
- South Sheep Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Bell Butte: 7.4 mi
- North Sheep Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Hamblin Park: 11.6 mi
- Anderson Park: 12.2 mi
- Ottley Park: 13.4 mi
- Piedmont Charcoal Kilns State Historic Site: 20.7 mi
- Randolph Camp Historical Monument: 21.3 mi
- Bear River City: 18.1 mi
- Wahsatch: 19.7 mi
- Piedmont: 20.5 mi
- Argyle: 20.7 mi
- Crockers Point: 19.4 mi
- Windy Point: 21.3 mi
- Skull Point: 22.8 mi
- Rocky Point: 23.1 mi
- Evanston Flying Club Airfield: 8.6 mi
- Bear River City: 19.3 mi
- Evanston Information Center: 11.9 mi
- Uinta County Museum: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grove Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Butte | S 185° | 2,621 m | 5.7 mi |
| Elk Mountain | N 11° | 2,510 m | 20.2 mi |
| Bridger Hill | N 351° | 2,501 m | 15.0 mi |
| South Sheep Mountain | N 4° | 2,496 m | 6.6 mi |
| The Pinnacle | N 350° | 2,488 m | 9.4 mi |
| Aspen Mountain | SSE 160° | 2,467 m | 18.8 mi |
| North Sheep Mountain | N 6° | 2,457 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bell Butte | NE 35° | 2,430 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:20 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 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 | 22 | 24 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 63 | 55 | 44 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Evanston 1 E, 12 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jun — fullest in Jun, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 58.5 | 69.4 | 147 | 305 | 751 | 773 | 169 | 44.3 | 45.0 | 60.2 | 59.6 | 59.4 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Bear River Above Reservoir, Near Woodruff, UT, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Greater Sage-Grouse1 obs
- Golden Eagle1 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk1 obs
- Green-tailed Towhee1 obs
- Greater Short-horned Lizard1 obs
- Mule Deer1 obs
- Yellow Salsify1 obs
- monument plant1 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/7943675209
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