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Horseshoe Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,665 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Cairn Point2,734 m · 22.1 mi
Nearest byway
Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway9.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:46local time
Coordinates
38.9165, -109.1209
Horseshoe Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Horseshoe Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled 1,665 m. Cairn Point stands 2,734 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Gap, a attraction 2.7 miles away. Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway passes 9.9 miles off. 106 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horseshoe Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cairn PointSSW 195°2,734 m22.1 mi
Beaver PointS 181°2,656 m23.3 mi
Haystack PeaksSE 124°2,529 m7.6 mi
Polar PointS 184°2,466 m17.9 mi
Pine MountainSE 136°2,412 m20.6 mi
Bull HillSE 143°2,352 m20.6 mi
Fisher PointSSW 207°2,260 m18.8 mi
Beaver PointSSE 163°2,190 m16.0 mi

106 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Attractions: 19
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Historic sites: 1
Natural arches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5220:0620:46
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3216:1616:58

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F253038455565716960473525
Precip in1.11.21.41.41.30.70.91.01.61.61.31.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glade Park 17W, 5 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1451813501,2591,9021,243420248193222189156

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Dolores River Near Cisco, UT, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

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