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Saddle Horse Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,435 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Grease Point2,044 m · 21.0 mi
Nearest byway
Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway21.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:50local time
Coordinates
38.6516, -110.2080
Saddle Horse Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Saddle Horse Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled 1,435 m. Grease Point stands 2,044 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Saucer Basin Well, a spring 2.3 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 153 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grease PointNW 306°2,044 m21.0 mi
The KnollESE 106°1,920 m23.7 mi
Clyde PointSSE 164°1,887 m18.7 mi
Whitbeck RockESE 116°1,880 m22.9 mi
The Flat TopsWSW 239°1,854 m16.4 mi
Dragon PointNNW 326°1,849 m23.9 mi
Little Flat TopWSW 244°1,821 m17.1 mi
Deadman HillSSW 200°1,817 m23.3 mi

Overlooks nearby

153 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
Springs: 42
Attractions: 35
Cliffs: 6
Natural arches: 3
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:33
June solstice05:5720:1020:50
September equinox07:0918:4419:19
December solstice07:3616:2217:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303545516173797768544130
Precip in0.60.60.70.70.90.40.91.21.01.20.50.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyonlands-the Neck, 25 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs17.731.040.264.412723457.329.325.746.320.317.0

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge San Rafael River AT Mouth Near Green River, UT, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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