Red Spring
Red Spring is a spring in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 466 m. Rich Mountain stands 817 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Pipe Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. Mountain Pass Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off.
The water has very high iron content, hence the name. Potable, if treated, but rather poor taste.
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Mountain Pass Scenic Byway
- 1.3 mi off the Talimena Scenic Drive, National
- 4.2 mi off the Mountain Gateway Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mountain Top Vista · 3 mi
- Holson Valley Vista · 7 mi
- Deadman Gap Overlook · 14 mi
- Panorama Vista · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rough Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Coon Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Simmons Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Spring Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Bowman Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Robert S Kerr Arboretum: 1.6 mi
- Cedar Lake Recreation Site: 6.6 mi
- Holson Valley State Game Management Area: 6.7 mi
- Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
- Indian Nations National Scenic and Wildlife Area: 9.6 mi
- John F. Kennedy Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Three Sticks Monument: 5.1 mi
- Smithville Historical Marker: 14.8 mi
- Old Reservoir: 16.2 mi
- Old Military Road Historic Site: 17.9 mi
- Cedar Lake North Shore: 6.6 mi
- Cedar Lake Sandy Beach: 6.7 mi
- Upper Whiskey Falls: 7.3 mi
- Lower Whiskey Falls: 7.8 mi
- Pipe Spring: 1.2 mi
- Goats Bluff: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Red Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Mountain | E 92° | 817 m | 18.8 mi |
| Black Fork Mountain | E 84° | 808 m | 16.6 mi |
| Wilton Mountain | E 96° | 775 m | 5.3 mi |
| Lynn Mountain | SE 138° | 752 m | 8.4 mi |
| Polecat Peak | ESE 121° | 732 m | 13.0 mi |
| Kiamichi Mountain | WSW 245° | 728 m | 9.8 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | SE 125° | 720 m | 12.9 mi |
| Blue Bouncer Mountain | SSE 148° | 708 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:58 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:33 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smithville, 15 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 103 | 118 | 146 | 133 | 137 | 60.0 | 22.1 | 9.1 | 26.1 | 52.3 | 90.7 | 124 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Kiamichi River near Big Cedar, OK, 4 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/12972056107
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