Squaw Spring
Squaw Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,229 m. Cedar Mountain stands 2,335 m to the south-southeast, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bob Hill Spring, a spring 2.3 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 16.1 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 18.6 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - SR-31 to Huntington St Pk
- 19.4 mi off the Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon, National
109 named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Wimmer Knoll: 3.1 mi
- Bob Hill Knoll: 3.3 mi
- Cedar Mountain Knoll: 4.7 mi
- The Nipple: 7.5 mi
- Dinosaur Footprint: 5.7 mi
- Buckhorn Draw Pictograph Panel: 6.4 mi
- Pictographs: 7.6 mi
- Hamburger Rocks: 12.1 mi
- Woodside Gasoline Ruin: 16.4 mi
- Bob Hill Spring: 2.3 mi
- Joe Jensen Spring: 2.6 mi
- Mud Spring: 4.3 mi
- Bitter Seep: 5.1 mi
- Staker Spring: 6.7 mi
- Cedar Mountain Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Desert Lake Waterfowl Management Area: 13.8 mi
- Cleveland Park: 15.1 mi
- Castle Dale Playground: 19.9 mi
- Castle Dale Park: 20.2 mi
- Point of Cedar Mountain: 3.3 mi
- The Red Ledges: 11.4 mi
- Sand Bench Rim: 16.4 mi
- The Breaks: 17.2 mi
- Swasey's Leap: 17.7 mi
- Desert Lake: 13.8 mi
- Victor: 14.0 mi
- Woodside: 16.1 mi
- Horse Canyon Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Brake Test Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Museum of the San Rafael: 20.2 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 20.2 mi
- Day Use Area - No Camping: 6.9 mi
- Emery County Veterans Memorial: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Squaw Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Mountain | SSE 155° | 2,335 m | 2.7 mi |
| Saddle Point | SSW 195° | 2,305 m | 22.5 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SSW 203° | 2,257 m | 24.3 mi |
| Cedar Mountain Knoll | E 80° | 2,255 m | 4.7 mi |
| Bob Hill Knoll | W 276° | 2,233 m | 3.3 mi |
| Wimmer Knoll | NNW 340° | 2,181 m | 3.1 mi |
| Mount Elliott | E 95° | 2,177 m | 18.3 mi |
| Indian Point | S 185° | 2,177 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:13 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:21 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 32 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Castle Dale, 20 mi away.
- San Rafael cactus4 obs
- Heartleaf Twistflower1 obs
- Utah Juniper1 obs
- Plains Pricklypear1 obs
- Stemless Four-nerved Daisy1 obs
- Roundtail Chub1 obs
- Black Hairy Scorpion1 obs
- Smallflower Fishhook Cactus1 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/10084460689
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