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Kings Bottom Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,226 m
Tallest summit within 19.2 miles
Pilot Mountain3,719 m · 19.1 mi
Nearest byway
Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway0.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:47local time
Coordinates
38.5559, -109.5850
Kings Bottom Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Kings Bottom Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled 1,226 m. Pilot Mountain stands 3,719 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Arch, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Kings Bottom Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot MountainE 96°3,719 m19.1 mi
Green MountainE 94°3,707 m19.0 mi
Little TukESE 113°3,672 m18.9 mi
Castle MountainE 92°3,671 m19.0 mi
Haystack MountainESE 102°3,546 m18.7 mi
La Sal PeakE 91°3,418 m19.2 mi
Horse MountainE 91°3,394 m18.0 mi
Gold KnobE 96°3,368 m17.0 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Peaks
Cliffs: 22
Springs: 22
Natural arches: 12
Artworks: 5
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5520:0720:47
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3316:2017:01

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F324050576776838071584433
Precip in0.60.70.70.80.80.30.90.90.91.00.70.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moab, 3 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs2,7412,7633,1844,94211,77614,1046,0483,6263,2803,8023,3402,883

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Colorado River AT Potash, UT, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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