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Ricks Spring

Ricks Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Ricks Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,792 m. Naomi Peak stands 3,041 m to the northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Spawn Creek Guzzler, a spring 0.7 miles away. Logan Canyon Scenic Byway runs past it. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates41.84014, -111.58873

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Spawn Creek Guzzler: 0.7 mi
  • Hidden Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Worm Fence Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Logan Cave Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 2.7 mi
Parks
  • Lion's Park: 11.5 mi
  • Ideal Beach Commons: 11.7 mi
  • Lundstrom Park: 12.0 mi
  • City Office Park: 12.0 mi
  • 600 South Park: 12.1 mi
Peaks: 52
  • Temple Peak: 2.9 mi
  • Sinker: 4.5 mi
  • Mount Elmer: 5.2 mi
  • Mount Jardine: 5.9 mi
  • Beirdneau Peak: 6.3 mi
Artworks: 46
Cliffs: 17
  • Rodent Ranch: 3.2 mi
  • The Betagraph: 3.5 mi
  • Mile 385: 3.8 mi
  • Red Banks: 4.4 mi
  • Hobbit Caves: 4.8 mi
Picnic sites: 15
Historic sites: 14
Attractions: 3
  • Jardine Juniper: 2.8 mi
  • Minnetonka Cave Tour: 17.8 mi
  • Hirschi's Haunted Hollow: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Permaculture Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Hope Community Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Nuwuh Boheep: 16.6 mi
Museums: 2
  • Cache Valley DUP (Daughters of the Utah Pioneers) Museum: 14.6 mi
  • Millville Museum: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • First Waterfall: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Naomi PeakNW 318°3,041 m6.6 mi
Cherry PeakNW 316°2,982 m7.9 mi
Mount MagogNNW 327°2,972 m6.3 mi
Doubletop MountainNNW 338°2,970 m10.1 mi
Logan PeakSW 217°2,959 m11.0 mi
Mount GogNNW 332°2,954 m7.1 mi
Mount ElmerW 280°2,943 m5.2 mi
Providence PeakSW 214°2,922 m11.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0219:39
June solstice05:5220:2321:06
September equinox07:1518:4919:25
December solstice07:5116:1416:59

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242839465564737162493625
Precip in1.91.82.12.52.61.40.60.81.41.81.51.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond, 12 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • American Beaver19 obs
  • sticky geranium17 obs
  • Douglas-fir16 obs
  • Antelope Bitterbrush15 obs
  • chokecherry12 obs
  • quaking aspen12 obs
  • twinberry honeysuckle12 obs
  • Big Sagebrush12 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/10550924732

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