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Mystery Springs

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Elevation, modelled
1,479 m
Tallest summit within 8.0 miles
The West Temple2,383 m · 7.5 mi
Nearest byway
Zion Park Scenic Byway5.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:56local time
Coordinates
37.2993, -112.9423
Mystery Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Mystery Springs is a spring in Utah, at a modelled 1,479 m. The West Temple stands 2,383 m to the southwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mystery Canyon Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Zion Park Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Mystery Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The West TempleSW 215°2,383 m7.5 mi
The East TempleS 185°2,356 m5.4 mi
Goose Creek KnollNW 323°2,302 m7.3 mi
Church MesaSW 224°2,250 m4.0 mi
North Guardian AngelW 281°2,249 m6.5 mi
Pocket MesaWNW 297°2,235 m7.8 mi
Meridian TowerSW 214°2,233 m5.7 mi
Greatheart MesaW 278°2,232 m4.6 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 41
Cliffs: 18
Waterfalls: 16
Historic sites: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 3
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1220:1720:56
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:4316:3817:18

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424652586879858376635141
Precip in2.02.12.01.20.80.21.11.61.21.21.21.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Zion NP, 7 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs68.969.610621025910051.550.749.853.358.567.9

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge North Fork Virgin River Near Springdale, UT, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Inside the official boundary of Zion National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jun.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

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

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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