School Section Spring
School Section Spring is a spring in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,033 m. Medicine Butte stands 2,621 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is The Hogback, a peak 1.2 miles away. Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section passes 16 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section
- 20.5 mi off the Muddy Creek Historic Backway
- 28.0 mi off the Bridger Valley Historic Byway
- 29.4 mi off the Big Spring Scenic Backway
100 named places within 25 miles
- Section 2 Spring: 1.8 mi
- Grove Spring: 4.5 mi
- Wild Horse Spring: 7.9 mi
- Gil Smith Spring: 9.8 mi
- Mud Spring: 10.9 mi
- The Hogback: 1.2 mi
- South Sheep Mountain: 2.9 mi
- North Sheep Mountain: 3.8 mi
- The Pinnacle: 5.0 mi
- Hanks Hill: 5.2 mi
- Hamblin Park: 15.6 mi
- Anderson Park: 16.1 mi
- Ottley Park: 17.3 mi
- Randolph Camp Historical Monument: 17.4 mi
- Piedmont Charcoal Kilns State Historic Site: 24.8 mi
- Argyle: 17.1 mi
- Sage: 21.9 mi
- Bear River City: 22.6 mi
- Wahsatch: 22.8 mi
- Piedmont: 24.6 mi
- Windy Point: 16.9 mi
- Crockers Point: 17.9 mi
- Skull Point: 20.5 mi
- Evanston Flying Club Airfield: 11.7 mi
- Bear River City: 23.7 mi
- Uinta County Museum: 15.9 mi
- Evanston Information Center: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of School Section Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Butte | S 176° | 2,621 m | 10.0 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NNE 18° | 2,510 m | 16.4 mi |
| Bridger Hill | N 355° | 2,501 m | 10.6 mi |
| South Sheep Mountain | NE 38° | 2,496 m | 2.9 mi |
| The Pinnacle | N 356° | 2,488 m | 5.0 mi |
| Aspen Mountain | SSE 161° | 2,467 m | 23.2 mi |
| North Sheep Mountain | NE 34° | 2,457 m | 3.8 mi |
| Bell Butte | ENE 72° | 2,430 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:13 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 30 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 28 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodruff, 12 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 35.9 | 37.4 | 82.5 | 231 | 725 | 928 | 241 | 67.4 | 54.9 | 49.1 | 43.3 | 38.1 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Bear River Below Reservoir, Near Woodruff, UT, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany1 obs
- Hoary Pincushion1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7943675352
Day trips start here
- Fossil Butte National Monument · 26 mi
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