Wild Horse Spring
Wild Horse Spring is a spring in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,061 m. Eccles Peak stands 2,757 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gil Smith Spring, a spring 1.9 miles away. Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section passes 22 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 22.2 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section
- 23.1 mi off the Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 26.1 mi off the Ogden River Scenic Byway
- 28.3 mi off the Muddy Creek Historic Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Mount McKinnon Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gil Smith Spring: 1.9 mi
- Mud Spring: 3.4 mi
- Warner Spring: 3.4 mi
- Section 2 Spring: 7.3 mi
- Brazier Spring: 7.3 mi
- Sawtooth Mountain: 3.3 mi
- The Pinnacle: 4.8 mi
- Hanks Hill: 5.0 mi
- Bridger Hill: 5.9 mi
- Rex Peak: 6.2 mi
- Randolph Camp Historical Monument: 9.9 mi
- Hamblin Park: 22.0 mi
- Anderson Park: 22.1 mi
- Ottley Park: 23.4 mi
- Windy Point: 11.0 mi
- Crockers Point: 20.6 mi
- Skull Point: 21.7 mi
- Evanston Flying Club Airfield: 17.2 mi
- Uinta County Museum: 22.1 mi
- Evanston Information Center: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wild Horse Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eccles Peak | WSW 254° | 2,757 m | 24.0 mi |
| Red Spur Mountain | W 279° | 2,703 m | 20.6 mi |
| Medicine Butte | SSE 160° | 2,621 m | 17.2 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NE 47° | 2,510 m | 13.8 mi |
| Monument Peak | WNW 292° | 2,503 m | 18.6 mi |
| Bridger Hill | NE 42° | 2,501 m | 5.9 mi |
| South Sheep Mountain | ESE 120° | 2,496 m | 7.8 mi |
| The Pinnacle | ESE 105° | 2,488 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:13 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 30 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 28 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodruff, 9 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 | 35.9 | 37.4 | 82.5 | 231 | 725 | 928 | 241 | 67.4 | 54.9 | 49.1 | 43.3 | 38.1 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Bear River Below Reservoir, Near Woodruff, UT, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Greater Sage-Grouse2 obs
- Mourning Dove1 obs
- Killdeer1 obs
- Ash-throated Flycatcher1 obs
- White-tailed Prairie Dog1 obs
- narrowleaf puccoon1 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/7943675585
Day trips start here
- Fossil Butte National Monument · 23 mi
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