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Lake Mountain Spring

Lake Mountain Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Lake Mountain Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,581 m. South Burro Peak stands 3,873 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Chenab Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates40.59950, -109.82048

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Chenab Spring: 0.3 mi
  • Beeler Spring: 0.6 mi
  • Uranium Spring: 0.6 mi
  • Prospector Spring: 0.6 mi
  • Mule Hollow Spring: 0.8 mi
Peaks: 35
  • Lake Mountain: 0.6 mi
  • Jay Point: 0.7 mi
  • Middle Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Mosby Mountain: 4.8 mi
  • Ice Cave Peak: 4.8 mi
Parks: 25
  • Shindy Hollow Picnic Site: 9.1 mi
  • Tridell Park: 10.2 mi
  • Fort Robidoux Historical Monument: 11.0 mi
  • Remember the Maine Park: 13.1 mi
  • Lapoint Park: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Chalk Cliffs: 2.3 mi
  • Rock Point: 15.2 mi
  • Skinwalker Ridge: 23.6 mi
  • Skinwalker Ridge: 23.6 mi
  • Skinwalker Ridge: 23.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Moonshine arch: 14.7 mi
  • Dinosaur Trackway: 20.1 mi
  • Sheep Creek Canyon Geological Area: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Ute Ponds Day Use Area Fishing Site: 16.2 mi
  • Moose Ponds Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Museums: 2
Gardens: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Dinah The Pink Dinosaur: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Burro PeakNW 310°3,873 m24.9 mi
Marsh PeakN 357°3,718 m7.7 mi
Mount UntermannNNW 346°3,675 m12.2 mi
Leidy PeakN 357°3,667 m11.7 mi
MesaNW 312°3,358 m9.5 mi
Paradise PeakNW 305°3,296 m8.6 mi
Goose Egg PeakWNW 288°3,258 m15.6 mi
Trout Creek PeakNNE 24°3,200 m14.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:32
June solstice05:4920:1320:54
September equinox07:0818:4219:18
December solstice07:4016:1216:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232838455464727060483423
Precip in0.90.91.21.21.60.90.91.21.71.50.80.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maeser 9NW, 9 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs0.00.00.00.37.316.514.211.89.15.21.10.1

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Mosby Canal Near Lapoint, UT, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Wildlife nearby
  • common yarrow3 obs
  • Boreal Chorus Frog2 obs
  • woodland pinedrops2 obs
  • Lanceleaf Springbeauty2 obs
  • Geyer's onion2 obs
  • Mule Deer1 obs
  • Yellow-bellied Marmot1 obs
  • lodgepole pine1 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/10085917945

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