Periodic Spring
Periodic Spring is a spring in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,262 m. Wyoming Peak stands 3,468 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Periodic Spring Picnic Site, a picnic site 0.7 miles away. Pioneer Historic Byway passes 20 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 20.0 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 20.0 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
92 named places within 25 miles
- Rock Lake Peak: 3.7 mi
- Mount Fitzpatrick: 3.9 mi
- Wickiup Knoll: 5.8 mi
- Red Top Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Cabin Creek Peak: 9.0 mi
- Canyon View Park: 3.8 mi
- Afton City Park: 4.4 mi
- Grover Park: 5.0 mi
- Grover Community Park: 5.4 mi
- Box H Park: 7.9 mi
- Periodic Spring Picnic Site: 0.7 mi
- Cottonwood Lake Group Picnic Site: 7.5 mi
- Cottonwood Lake Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Crystal Lake Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Henderson Overlook Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Afton Wyoming Family History Center: 4.2 mi
- Star Valley Historical Society: 4.4 mi
- Callair Museum: 4.4 mi
- Lander Trail Center: 4.4 mi
- Old Rock Church Museum: 8.4 mi
- Springs Hot Sulphur: 9.7 mi
- Shot Hole Spring: 13.1 mi
- Spring Salt: 20.1 mi
- Fairview Landmark: 7.7 mi
- Wyoming Peak Lookout: 14.9 mi
- Menace Falls: 11.9 mi
- Woheto Falls: 16.4 mi
- World's Largest Elkhorn Arch: 4.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Periodic Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming Peak | SE 130° | 3,468 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mount Coffin | SE 128° | 3,426.6 m | 14.4 mi |
| Mount March Madness | SE 132° | 3,420 m | 15.2 mi |
| Triple Peak | ENE 76° | 3,391.5 m | 14.1 mi |
| Triple Peak, South | E 79° | 3,380.2 m | 14.3 mi |
| Triple Peak, North | ENE 75° | 3,349.8 m | 14.0 mi |
| Roaring Fork Peak | ESE 104° | 3,347.3 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Fitzpatrick | ESE 111° | 3,324.5 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:23 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:07 | 16:53 |
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 | 15 | 19 | 28 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 41 | 28 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Afton, 4 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in May, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 37.7 | 41.3 | 47.8 | 84.6 | 124 | 97.5 | 60.5 | 47.5 | 44.9 | 45.0 | 43.4 | 41.0 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Crow Creek Near Fairview, WY, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Richardson's geranium7 obs
- fireweed7 obs
- Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel5 obs
- Russet Skipperling3 obs
- blue columbine3 obs
- White-lined Sphinx2 obs
- red baneberry2 obs
- Anise Swallowtail2 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/7613451088
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