Red Spring
Red Spring is a spring in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,501 m. Hunt Mountain stands 3,098 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Crater Spring, a spring 3.3 miles away. Medicine Wheel Passage passes 12 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2501 m
How to reach it
- 11.6 mi off the Medicine Wheel Passage
- 19.5 mi off the Bighorn Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
- Crystal Creek Overlook · 14 mi
- Beaver Creek Overlook · 15 mi
- Observation Point · 15 mi
73 named places within 25 miles
- Sheep Mountain: 4.8 mi
- The Mesa: 5.2 mi
- Fisher Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Leaky Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Duncum Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Crater Spring: 3.3 mi
- Bear Spring: 4.0 mi
- Willow Spring: 4.3 mi
- Hidden Spring: 5.1 mi
- Wheddon Spring: 16.5 mi
- Deer Park: 4.0 mi
- Bull Elk Park: 9.3 mi
- Sheridan County Elk Winter Pasture: 11.1 mi
- Schuler Park: 14.6 mi
- Bull Park: 15.3 mi
- Mason-Lovell Ranch: 20.3 mi
- Hillsboro: 23.0 mi
- Ewing-Snell Ranch: 24.1 mi
- Caroline Lockhart Ranch: 24.4 mi
- Medicine Wheel: 11.9 mi
- Two Eagles Interpretive Trail: 23.5 mi
- Fort Smith: 24.2 mi
- Bucking Mule Falls: 8.2 mi
- Porcupine Falls: 10.0 mi
- Burgess Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Pine Island Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Bull Elk Park Natural Area: 9.3 mi
- Riley Point: 13.4 mi
- Kane: 21.8 mi
- Seven Rams Landing: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt Mountain | S 173° | 3,098 m | 17.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | S 188° | 3,062 m | 12.8 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | SSW 205° | 3,038 m | 12.0 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | S 176° | 3,020 m | 14.0 mi |
| Duncum Mountain | SSW 204° | 2,993 m | 7.9 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | WSW 240° | 2,981 m | 4.8 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | S 178° | 2,894 m | 9.8 mi |
| Cone Mountain | SSW 209° | 2,882 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:17 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:44 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 55 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burgess Junction, 19 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Feb.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 63.4 | 61.6 | 62.4 | 85.4 | 331 | 518 | 217 | 122 | 97.5 | 86.7 | 75.9 | 68.1 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Little Bighorn River at State Line nr Wyola MT, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8305503301
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