Willow Spring
Willow Spring is a spring in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 1,959 m. Hunt Mountain stands 3,098 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is The Mesa, a peak 1.2 miles away. Medicine Wheel Passage passes 14 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1959 m
How to reach it
- 14.4 mi off the Medicine Wheel Passage
- 18.0 mi off the Bighorn Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 14 mi
- Beaver Creek Overlook · 17 mi
- Observation Point · 17 mi
- Scenic Viewpoint · 17 mi
69 named places within 25 miles
- The Mesa: 1.2 mi
- Fisher Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Eagle Point: 5.6 mi
- Leaky Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Black Gulch Point: 8.2 mi
- Deer Park: 2.3 mi
- Sheridan County Elk Winter Pasture: 7.7 mi
- Bull Elk Park: 8.0 mi
- Schuler Park: 13.9 mi
- Bull Park: 14.0 mi
- Red Spring: 4.3 mi
- Hidden Spring: 4.5 mi
- Crater Spring: 4.8 mi
- Bear Spring: 5.0 mi
- Wheddon Spring: 17.2 mi
- Bucking Mule Falls: 12.3 mi
- Porcupine Falls: 13.8 mi
- Medicine Wheel: 15.5 mi
- Fort Smith: 23.9 mi
- Burgess Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Pine Island Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Bull Elk Park Natural Area: 8.0 mi
- Riley Point: 11.1 mi
- Community Garden: 23.8 mi
- Mason-Lovell Ranch: 24.6 mi
- Seven Rams Landing: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Willow Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt Mountain | S 186° | 3,098 m | 18.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSW 202° | 3,062 m | 15.4 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | SW 216° | 3,038 m | 15.4 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | SSW 191° | 3,020 m | 15.8 mi |
| Duncum Mountain | SW 219° | 2,993 m | 11.4 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | WSW 244° | 2,981 m | 9.0 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | SSW 198° | 2,894 m | 11.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | SE 137° | 2,884 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:17 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:44 | 16:33 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 36 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 71 | 68 | 59 | 45 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wyola 1 SW, 17 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 | 63.4 | 61.6 | 62.4 | 85.4 | 331 | 518 | 217 | 122 | 97.5 | 86.7 | 75.9 | 68.1 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Little Bighorn River at State Line nr Wyola MT, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8305511131
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