Henry Spring
Henry Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,579 m. Kings Peak stands 4,123 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Center Fork Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 18.7 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 25.6 mi off the Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pullout · 28 mi
- Sheep Creek Bay Overlook Interpretive Area · 28 mi
- Sheep Creek Overlook · 28 mi
- Lookout Sheep Creek · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Center Fork Spring: 0.5 mi
- Lightning Killed Bull Spring: 0.6 mi
- Saddle Spring: 0.9 mi
- Ray Spring: 1.0 mi
- Mugwump Spring: 1.1 mi
- Pole Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Red Knoll: 5.0 mi
- Whiterocks: 5.5 mi
- Mosby Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Ice Cave Peak: 5.9 mi
- Fort Robidoux Historical Monument: 9.4 mi
- Tridell Park: 11.9 mi
- Lapoint Park: 16.4 mi
- Shindy Hollow Picnic Site: 18.1 mi
- Roosevelt East Stake Park Area: 18.5 mi
- Chalk Cliffs: 8.8 mi
- Skinwalker Ridge: 22.5 mi
- Skinwalker Ridge: 22.6 mi
- Skinwalker Ridge: 22.6 mi
- Skinwalker Ridge: 22.6 mi
- Northern Ute Veterans Memorial: 20.1 mi
- Uintah "U": 23.4 mi
- Ute Ponds Day Use Area Fishing Site: 6.2 mi
- Cedarview: 14.8 mi
- Moonshine arch: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Henry 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 | 23.5 mi |
| South Kings Peak | NW 305° | 4,116 m | 23.3 mi |
| Gilbert Peak | NW 315° | 4,095 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Emmons | WNW 302° | 4,090 m | 17.9 mi |
| Painter Peak | NW 305° | 4,080 m | 22.0 mi |
| Second Gemini | NW 304° | 4,056 m | 22.5 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | NW 312° | 4,043 m | 23.8 mi |
| Henrys Fork Peak | NW 307° | 4,036 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
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, 11 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 | 29.0 | 26.5 | 27.9 | 48.0 | 270 | 379 | 179 | 120 | 93.0 | 68.2 | 44.1 | 33.8 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Whiterocks River Near Whiterocks, UT, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Mountain Ball Cactus2 obs
- common yarrow1 obs
- chokecherry1 obs
- thick-stem wild cabbage1 obs
- Big Sagebrush1 obs
- limber pine1 obs
- Scarlet Globemallow1 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/11171012832
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