- 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 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Peale | S 172° | 3,877 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Mellenthin | S 172° | 3,852 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Tukuhnikivatz | S 177° | 3,810 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mount Waas | SSE 167° | 3,751 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Laurel | S 173° | 3,740 m | 16.9 mi |
| Manns Peak | SSE 167° | 3,729 m | 13.0 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | S 169° | 3,719 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Tomasaki | SSE 165° | 3,711 m | 14.1 mi |
- 4.3 mi off the Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 17.8 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic BywayNational
- 22.2 mi off the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Castle Valley Overlook · 10 mi
- Dry Mesa Overlook · 11 mi
- Colorado River Overlook · 12 mi
- Colorado River Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fisher Point: 1.8 mi
- The Titan: 1.9 mi
- The Oracle: 1.9 mi
- Echo Tower: 2.1 mi
- Cottontail Tower: 2.1 mi
- Totem Pole: 2.0 mi
- hide out rd: 7.3 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 7.3 mi
- Dewey Cave Home: 8.3 mi
- The Snotch: 9.2 mi
- Convent: 6.1 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 8.9 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 9.4 mi
- The Theater: 12.4 mi
- Twisted Doughnut Arch: 12.7 mi
- Cowskin Spring: 5.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 10.6 mi
- Mason Spring: 10.9 mi
- DP Spring: 12.4 mi
- Willow Spring: 14.0 mi
- Pinhook Draw Historical Marker: 8.2 mi
- Moose Park: 11.6 mi
- Old City Park: 16.2 mi
- Rotary Park: 16.9 mi
- Center Street Ballparks: 17.0 mi
- Sand Dune Arch: 17.1 mi
- Tunnel Arch: 18.4 mi
- Pine Tree Arch: 18.5 mi
- Landscape Arch: 19.0 mi
- Former Wall Arch: 19.1 mi
- Moab Mural: 17.2 mi
- Utah Burr: 17.2 mi
- Get Your Mind Rolling: 17.2 mi
- Moab Music Festival: 17.4 mi
- Animal sculptures: 19.5 mi
- "Slytherin Falls": 3.7 mi
- Medieval Chamber: 14.6 mi
- Mille Creek Falls (Left Hand): 15.4 mi
- Faux Falls: 16.7 mi
- Castleton: 7.0 mi
- Dewey: 7.9 mi
- Miners Basin: 10.8 mi
- Cisco: 18.9 mi
- Picnic Shelter: 15.9 mi
- Devils Garden Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Pack Creek Group Picnic Site: 18.5 mi
- Pack Creek Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Dewey Suspension Bridge: 8.0 mi
- Farmstead History: 17.7 mi
- Halfway Stage House - Old Stage Coach Station: 24.7 mi
- Moab Museum: 17.1 mi
- Interactive Track Museum: 22.3 mi
- Moab Giants: 22.4 mi
- Scott Matheson Wetlands Preserve: 18.3 mi
- Kane Springs Rest Area: 23.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 38 | 47 | 54 | 64 | 75 | 81 | 78 | 70 | 56 | 43 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 3,042 | 3,172 | 3,739 | 7,712 | 17,762 | 20,409 | 8,435 | 4,211 | 3,740 | 4,041 | 3,751 | 3,239 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Colorado River Near Cisco, UT, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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