Paradise Spring
Paradise Spring is a spring in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,841 m. Prospectors Mountain stands 3,417 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Henderson Peak, a peak 3.0 miles away. Teton Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off.
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flat Creek Overlook · 24 mi
- Blacktail Ponds Overlook · 25 mi
- Glacier Overlook · 26 mi
- Mormon Row Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Henderson Peak: 3.0 mi
- Squirrel Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Red Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Monument Peak: 4.3 mi
- Rocky Peak: 4.6 mi
- Brookside Park: 4.6 mi
- Sherman Park: 5.8 mi
- Shoshoni Plains South: 7.5 mi
- Shoshoni Plains: 7.9 mi
- Alta Community Park: 10.7 mi
- Darby Ice Cave: 12.3 mi
- rendevous mtn trail: 16.3 mi
- Poison Flat Trailhead: 20.1 mi
- Petzoldt's Caves: 20.8 mi
- Windy Point Turnout: 23.6 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 17.0 mi
- Palisades Waterfall: 17.8 mi
- Shoshoko Falls: 20.1 mi
- Cleft Falls: 21.5 mi
- Bannock Falls: 22.0 mi
- Callisto the Huntress - Grizzly Bear: 23.2 mi
- Buffalo Hide: 23.2 mi
- Trading for Moccasins: 23.2 mi
- Arrival Over The Snake: 23.2 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Hole: 23.2 mi
- Grandview Point: 13.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 15.9 mi
- Sheep Steps: 16.7 mi
- The Wall: 18.3 mi
- Black Dike: 20.3 mi
- Old Chimney Kiln: 7.2 mi
- Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 19.1 mi
- Jackson Hole Veteran Monument: 24.7 mi
- Teton Dam: 24.9 mi
- Palisades Bench: 17.5 mi
- Phelps Beach: 19.7 mi
- Wilson School Garden: 19.5 mi
- Community Garden: 23.4 mi
- National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States: 24.1 mi
- Jackson Hole Historical Society Museum: 24.5 mi
- Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Paradise Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospectors Mountain | E 90° | 3,417 m | 17.3 mi |
| Tukuarika Peak | E 91° | 3,349 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Bannon | E 84° | 3,339 m | 14.6 mi |
| Rendezvous Peak | ESE 111° | 3,328 m | 15.6 mi |
| Fossil Mountain | E 89° | 3,327 m | 13.8 mi |
| Two Elk Peak | E 93° | 3,324 m | 16.0 mi |
| Murphy Peak | E 91° | 3,304 m | 16.1 mi |
| Cody Peak | ESE 106° | 3,279 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:27 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:04 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 24 | 32 | 41 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 43 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Driggs, 10 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 196 | 207 | 266 | 351 | 525 | 960 | 686 | 372 | 308 | 288 | 262 | 216 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Teton River AB South Leigh Creek NR Driggs ID, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Trumpeter Swan13 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk12 obs
- Moose8 obs
- Rough-legged Hawk7 obs
- Sandhill Crane7 obs
- field penny-cress6 obs
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle5 obs
- arrowleaf balsamroot5 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/13343567657
Day trips start here
- Driggs · 7 mi
- Jackson · 24 mi
- Grand Teton National Park · 28 mi
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