Tonigut Spring
Tonigut Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,351 m. Kweeyahgut Peak stands 3,919 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Centennial Park, a park 3.4 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 19.3 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 23.0 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
- 23.0 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section
Overlooks nearby
- Slate Gorge Overlook · 24 mi
- Hayden Peak Overlook · 25 mi
- Ice Caves · 27 mi
- Provo River Overlook · 27 mi
84 named places within 25 miles
- Dry Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Farm Creek Peak: 6.0 mi
- The Nipple: 7.2 mi
- The Mesa: 7.8 mi
- Tabby Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Currant Spring: 6.8 mi
- Birch Spring: 8.3 mi
- Warm Springs: 10.8 mi
- Warm Springs: 10.8 mi
- Warm Springs: 10.8 mi
- Centennial Park: 3.4 mi
- Red Creek Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
- Rabbit Gulch Wildlife Management Area: 12.6 mi
- Veterans Park: 19.5 mi
- Duchesne City and Roy Park: 19.8 mi
- Mount Albert: 7.2 mi
- The Point: 7.9 mi
- Red Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Bluffs Outlook: 18.8 mi
- White Ledge: 19.5 mi
- Potter Castle: 18.8 mi
- Masashi Goto Monument: 23.3 mi
- Duchesne Tunnel: 23.8 mi
- Little Deer Creek Falls: 21.3 mi
- Lower Provo River Falls: 25.0 mi
- Middle Provo River Falls: 25.0 mi
- Duchesne "D": 19.2 mi
- Wasatch County Highpoint: 24.8 mi
- Pinion Ridge Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Currant Creek Wildlife Management Area: 17.0 mi
- Upper Provo Bridge Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tonigut Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kweeyahgut Peak | N 0° | 3,919 m | 22.4 mi |
| Explorer Peak | N 0° | 3,870 m | 23.6 mi |
| Cleveland Peak | N 2° | 3,837 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mount Agassiz | NNW 338° | 3,788 m | 24.9 mi |
| Brown Duck Mountain | N 4° | 3,615 m | 18.0 mi |
| Rocky Sea Pass Peak | NNW 344° | 3,560 m | 22.4 mi |
| East Grandaddy Mountain | NNW 333° | 3,551 m | 16.5 mi |
| West Grandaddy Mountain | NNW 327° | 3,504 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:16 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:17 | 17:00 |
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 | 18 | 23 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 31 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altamont, 18 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Feb.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 90.1 | 87.6 | 94.8 | 144 | 429 | 551 | 179 | 97.2 | 97.4 | 113 | 114 | 101 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Duchesne River Near Tabiona, UT, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Western Terrestrial Garter Snake1 obs
- Plains Pricklypear1 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/11171012561
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