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Rat Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,424 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mount Emmons4,090 m · 24.5 mi
Nearest byway
Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway18.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:54local time
Coordinates
40.5532, -109.8847
Rat Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Rat Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled 2,424 m. Mount Emmons stands 4,090 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Birch Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away. Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount EmmonsWNW 297°4,090 m24.5 mi
South Burro PeakNW 321°3,873 m24.8 mi
Marsh PeakNNE 15°3,718 m11.3 mi
Mount UntermannN 1°3,675 m15.1 mi
Leidy PeakN 10°3,667 m15.1 mi
MesaNNW 339°3,358 m10.2 mi
Paradise PeakNNW 335°3,296 m8.9 mi
Goose Egg PeakNW 305°3,258 m14.0 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
Cliffs: 9
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
Artworks: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:32
June solstice05:5020:1320:54
September equinox07:0818:4219:18
December solstice07:4016:1316:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °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, 12 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs29.026.527.948.027037917912093.068.244.133.8

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Whiterocks River Near Whiterocks, UT, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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