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Rock Springs

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Elevation, modelled: 2,469 m
Tallest summit within 21.5 miles: Mount Nebo3,635.6 m · 9.7 mi
Nearest byway: Nebo Loop Scenic Bywayon it
Sunset, June solstice: 20:59local time
Coordinates: 39.9237, -111.6344

Rock Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Rock Springs is a spring in Utah, at a modelled 2,469 m. Mount Nebo stands 3,636 m to the southwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Double Falls, a waterfall 1.8 miles away. Nebo Loop Scenic Byway runs past it.

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Rock Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Nebo	SW 223°	3,635.6 m	9.7 mi
South Nebo Peak	SW 222°	3,620.1 m	10.5 mi
Middle Nebo Peak	SW 223°	3,603.9 m	10.2 mi
North Peak	SW 226°	3,405.8 m	8.5 mi
Bald Mountain	WSW 244°	3,317 m	7.3 mi
Santaquin Peak	N 8°	3,248 m	4.2 mi
Loafer Mountain	NNE 16°	3,216 m	3.8 mi
Corral Mountain	NNE 11°	3,177 m	21.5 mi

On the road

On the Nebo Loop Scenic BywayNational
22.6 mi off the Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles CanyonNational
27.1 mi off the Provo Canyon Scenic Byway

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Springs

Parks

Jackson Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
Meadows Park: 5.5 mi
Payson Canyon Kiwanis Park: 6.6 mi
Shuler Park: 6.7 mi
Spencer Fork Wildlife Management Area: 6.8 mi

Artworks29

Historic sites18

Veteran's memorial: 8.5 mi
The Pioneer Millstone: 9.6 mi
Given Family Massacre: 10.3 mi
Daughters of Utah Pioneers No. 83 - Pioneer Cemetery: 11.2 mi
Tintic Standard Reduction Mill: 11.9 mi

Picnic sites17

Site 9: 4.0 mi
Site 10: 4.0 mi
The Delta: 4.6 mi
A1: 9.7 mi
A4: 9.7 mi

Museums15

Chieftain Museum: 8.8 mi
Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center: 9.6 mi
Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum, Payson: 9.6 mi
Mapleton Heritage Museum: 14.5 mi
Legends Motorcycle Museum: 16.3 mi

Ghost towns8

Thistle: 8.6 mi
Hill Top: 16.9 mi
Mill Fork: 17.5 mi
Mosida: 22.1 mi
Dividend: 22.7 mi

Attractions7

Cliffs6

Devil's Kitchen: 8.8 mi
Red Cliff: 13.4 mi
Red Cliffs: 17.5 mi
Cedar Point: 21.2 mi
Black Point: 24.1 mi

Gardens6

North Park Neighborhood Garden: 22.1 mi
McDonald Building Green Space: 22.2 mi
Cambridge Courts Community Garden: 22.8 mi
University Parkway Bridge Xeriscape Garden: 23.9 mi
Aston Community Garden: 24.7 mi

Waterfalls5

Double Falls: 1.8 mi
Grotto Falls: 2.9 mi
Salt Creek Canyon Falls: 9.8 mi
Ford Falls: 12.3 mi
Dryfall: 16.4 mi

Natural arches3

Magnus Arch: 12.7 mi
Diamond Arch: 16.3 mi
Rock Arch: 18.1 mi

Nature reserves2

Lower Hobble Creek Wildlife Management Area: 18.0 mi
Provo River Delta Restoration Project Area: 22.6 mi

Rest areas1

Walmart Parking Lot: 9.7 mi

Beaches1

Lincoln Beach: 17.6 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:31	19:03	19:39
June solstice	05:59	20:19	20:59
September equinox	07:15	18:50	19:25
December solstice	07:45	16:22	17:05

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	29	33	42	48	57	67	76	75	65	51	39	29
Precip in	1.8	1.6	1.9	2.2	1.9	0.9	0.7	0.8	1.2	1.8	1.5	1.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santaquin Chlorinator, 8 mi away.

Streamflow

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean cfs	4.7	5.1	6.6	18.2	40.4	27.1	10.8	9.1	7.6	7.0	6.3	5.2

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Summit Creek Abv Summit CR Canal NR Santaquin UT, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

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