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Stinking Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,499 m
Tallest summit within 18.4 miles
Mount Peale3,877 m · 18.1 mi
Nearest byway
Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway4.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:46local time
Coordinates
38.6985, -109.2747
Stinking Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Stinking Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled 1,499 m. Mount Peale stands 3,877 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Fisher Point, a peak 1.8 miles away. Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Stinking Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PealeS 172°3,877 m18.1 mi
Mount MellenthinS 172°3,852 m16.4 mi
Mount TukuhnikivatzS 177°3,810 m17.9 mi
Mount WaasSSE 167°3,751 m11.3 mi
Mount LaurelS 173°3,740 m16.9 mi
Manns PeakSSE 167°3,729 m13.0 mi
Pilot MountainS 169°3,719 m12.0 mi
Mount TomasakiSSE 165°3,711 m14.1 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
Cliffs: 18
Springs: 13
Natural arches: 11
Artworks: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5320:0620:46
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3216:1817:00

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303847546475817870564331
Precip in0.80.70.91.00.90.40.80.80.91.30.70.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Castle Valley, 7 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs3,0423,1723,7397,71217,76220,4098,4354,2113,7404,0413,7513,239

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Colorado River Near Cisco, UT, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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