Little Rock Spring
Little Rock Spring is a spring in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,199 m. Shirley Benchmark stands 2,792 m to the west-northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Sullivan Benchmark, a peak 1.9 miles away. Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway passes 21 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 21.3 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
45 named places within 25 miles
- Sullivan Benchmark: 1.9 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.8 mi
- High Benchmark: 4.9 mi
- Bald Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Beer Mug Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Smith Creek Rim: 5.7 mi
- Fourmile Point: 14.8 mi
- Dry Creek Rim: 18.3 mi
- Como Bluffs: 23.2 mi
- Bear Park: 9.4 mi
- Headquarters Park: 11.7 mi
- Mine Disaster Memorial: 19.9 mi
- Shirley Basin: 15.7 mi
- Medicine Bow Museum: 19.6 mi
- Shirley Basin Rest Area: 19.7 mi
- Hanna Mine Memorial: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Rock Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Benchmark | WNW 289° | 2,792 m | 7.8 mi |
| Quealy Benchmark | WNW 284° | 2,791 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 264° | 2,700 m | 5.7 mi |
| High Benchmark | W 271° | 2,698 m | 4.9 mi |
| Windy Hill | ESE 112° | 2,533 m | 6.5 mi |
| Sullivan Benchmark | NE 48° | 2,526 m | 1.9 mi |
| Sailor Benchmark | W 272° | 2,525 m | 18.4 mi |
| The Chimneys | WNW 300° | 2,475 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:03 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:52 | 16:37 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 60 | 67 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 30 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Medicine BOW, 19 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jun — fullest in Jun, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 32.2 | 47.2 | 134 | 307 | 534 | 643 | 167 | 47.1 | 25.7 | 40.4 | 47.8 | 36.7 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Medicine Bow R AB Seminoe Reservoir, NR Hanna, WY, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Bald Eagle1 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/2919702749
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