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Rock Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,510 m
Tallest summit within 21.4 miles
Thurston Peak2,954 m · 14.8 mi
Nearest byway
Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway8.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:03local time
Coordinates
41.1549, -111.5836
Rock Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Rock Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled 2,510 m. Thurston Peak stands 2,954 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoodoo Knoll, a peak 1.0 miles away. Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Rock Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thurston PeakWSW 250°2,954 m14.8 mi
Mount OgdenWNW 281°2,917 m15.8 mi
Francis PeakWSW 238°2,904 m15.7 mi
Snow Horse RidgeWSW 245°2,893 m15.2 mi
Allen PeakWNW 282°2,885 m16.0 mi
James PeakNNW 326°2,869 m19.6 mi
De Moisy PeakW 279°2,847 m15.2 mi
Lewis PeakSSE 165°2,837 m21.4 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs
Historic sites: 36
Artworks: 10
Attractions: 9
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0219:39
June solstice05:5520:2221:03
September equinox07:1518:4919:25
December solstice07:4916:1717:01

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232838465462706859473524
Precip in2.82.22.01.92.11.30.70.81.31.81.82.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville Monastery, 9 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs17.621.635.713729365.820.815.314.014.821.317.4

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Lost Creek AT Devils Slide, Utah, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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