- Elevation, modelled
- 1,718 m
- Tallest summit within 22.7 miles
- Flagstaff Peak3,108 m · 22.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon22.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:53local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0140, -110.8999
The Drips is a spring in Utah, at a modelled 1,718 m. Flagstaff Peak stands 3,108 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Seep, a spring 1.5 miles away. Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon passes 22 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of The Drips. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flagstaff Peak | W 280° | 3,108 m | 22.5 mi |
| North Horn Mountain | NW 312° | 2,783 m | 21.5 mi |
| Nelson Mountain | W 277° | 2,759 m | 17.5 mi |
| Youngs Peak | W 272° | 2,729 m | 16.8 mi |
| South Horn Mountain | WNW 296° | 2,610 m | 18.9 mi |
| Little Nelson Mountain | WNW 285° | 2,581 m | 18.3 mi |
| San Rafael Knob | S 170° | 2,408 m | 14.1 mi |
| Dry Mountain | WNW 289° | 2,383 m | 21.1 mi |
- 22.4 mi off the Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles CanyonNational
- 22.4 mi off the Energy Loop Extension - SR-31 to Huntington St Pk
- 31.2 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
- Ferron Point: 4.9 mi
- Wilson Point: 5.7 mi
- Joe And His Dog: 5.9 mi
- Devil's Monument: 6.4 mi
- Golden Gate: 6.4 mi
- Yellow Seep: 1.5 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 3.7 mi
- Hendrick Spring: 5.9 mi
- Mexican Seep: 8.5 mi
- Hiram Corral Spring: 9.1 mi
- Arch: 3.2 mi
- Slipper Arch: 7.3 mi
- The Twin Priests: 7.6 mi
- Arch: 7.8 mi
- Arch: 8.9 mi
- Clawson City Park: 13.4 mi
- Ferron City Park and Playground: 13.5 mi
- LDS Church Park: 13.6 mi
- LDS Church Park: 13.6 mi
- Wilberg Memorial: 14.2 mi
- Sand Bench Rim: 4.9 mi
- The Red Ledges: 9.5 mi
- The Breaks: 13.4 mi
- Point of Cedar Mountain: 18.2 mi
- Coal Cliffs: 18.2 mi
- Salt Wash View Area: 16.9 mi
- Sand Bench View Area: 17.3 mi
- Brake Test Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Pioneer Settlement Historic Marker: 13.6 mi
- Emery County Veterans Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Museum of the San Rafael: 15.1 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 15.2 mi
- Bighorn Falls: 22.3 mi
- Scorpion Falls: 22.5 mi
- Day Use Area - No Camping: 13.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:13 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:23 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 32 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ferron, 14 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 38.1 | 62.2 | 77.0 | 94.8 | 297 | 591 | 145 | 67.6 | 57.1 | 58.4 | 53.3 | 41.5 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge San Rafael River Near Castle Dale, Utah, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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