Spring · Utah

Sky High Spring

Elevation, modelled: 2,207 m
Tallest summit within 20.0 miles: Bald Mountain3,317 m · 19.4 mi
Nearest byway: Nebo Loop Scenic Byway11.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:59local time
Coordinates: 39.9742, -111.4152

Sky High Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Sky High Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled 2,207 m. Bald Mountain stands 3,317 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. Nebo Loop Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Sky High Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Bald Mountain	WSW 250°	3,317 m	19.4 mi
Santaquin Peak	W 273°	3,248 m	11.1 mi
Loafer Mountain	W 271°	3,216 m	10.6 mi
Corral Mountain	NNW 337°	3,177 m	19.1 mi
Spanish Fork Peak	NW 323°	3,092 m	9.9 mi
Dry Mountain	W 262°	3,006.8 m	16.9 mi
Buckley Mountain	NNW 331°	2,900 m	18.9 mi
Baldy Mountain	ENE 65°	2,874 m	12.4 mi

On the road

11.9 mi off the Nebo Loop Scenic BywayNational
17.2 mi off the Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles CanyonNational
21.9 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - US-6 from Colton to Helper
26.7 mi off the Provo Canyon Scenic Byway

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Sky High: 1.8 mi
Billies Mountain: 3.6 mi
Teat Mountain: 4.4 mi
Davis Hill: 7.2 mi
Cedar Knoll: 7.9 mi

Parks

Dairy Fork Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
Lake Fork Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
Jackson Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
Diamond Battle Historical Monument: 7.8 mi
Loafer Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 10.0 mi

Springs51

Artworks23

Picnic sites18

A1: 5.7 mi
A4: 5.7 mi
A7: 5.7 mi
B1: 5.8 mi
Group 1A: 7.1 mi

Historic sites16

Given Family Massacre: 12.2 mi
Daughters of Utah Pioneers No. 83 - Pioneer Cemetery: 13.7 mi
Icelandic Monument: 15.0 mi
Veteran's Memorial: 15.2 mi
Christmas Box Angel: 15.2 mi

Museums14

Mapleton Heritage Museum: 13.8 mi
Springville Museum of Art: 16.4 mi
Daughters Of Utah Pioneer Museum-Historical Society: 16.7 mi
Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum, Payson: 17.0 mi
Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center: 17.0 mi

Attractions9

Ghost towns8

Thistle: 4.6 mi
Mill Fork: 5.7 mi
West Portal: 15.6 mi
Soldier Summit: 17.9 mi
Hill Top: 18.2 mi

Waterfalls5

Dryfall: 7.4 mi
Double Falls: 12.8 mi
Grotto Falls: 14.0 mi
Ford Falls: 14.6 mi
Salt Creek Canyon Falls: 20.6 mi

Cliffs4

Gardens4

McDonald Building Green Space: 22.4 mi
North Park Neighborhood Garden: 22.6 mi
Cambridge Courts Community Garden: 23.2 mi
University Parkway Bridge Xeriscape Garden: 24.4 mi

Natural arches3

Magnus Arch: 1.7 mi
Diamond Arch: 7.3 mi
Rock Arch: 17.2 mi

Nature reserves2

Lower Hobble Creek Wildlife Management Area: 19.1 mi
Provo River Delta Restoration Project Area: 24.7 mi

Rest areas1

Walmart Parking Lot: 18.4 mi

Beaches1

Lincoln Beach: 23.6 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:30	19:02	19:38
June solstice	05:58	20:18	20:59
September equinox	07:14	18:49	19:24
December solstice	07:45	16:21	17:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	30	35	45	51	60	70	77	75	66	54	41	31
Precip in	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.5	2.1	1.0	0.6	0.7	1.4	1.8	1.8	2.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spanish FK PWR House, 12 mi away.

Streamflow

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean cfs	53.3	54.3	63.1	105	201	305	354	324	177	23.9	34.3	49.5

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Diamond Fork Below Red Hollow, Near Thistle, UT, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

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