Willow Spring
Willow Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 2,250 m. Kings Peak stands 4,123 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Washs Nipple, a peak 7.4 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 128 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 20.5 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
128 named places within 25 miles
- Washs Nipple: 7.4 mi
- Bald Knoll: 9.0 mi
- Todd Hill: 9.7 mi
- Lake Fork Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Twin Knolls: 9.8 mi
- Currant Spring: 10.8 mi
- Birch Spring: 11.2 mi
- Smokey Springs: 14.9 mi
- Trail Spring: 15.2 mi
- Russell Spring Number 1: 16.0 mi
- Big Sand State Park: 13.4 mi
- Constitution Park: 20.9 mi
- Centennial Park: 21.0 mi
- Roosevelt City Walking Park: 21.1 mi
- Eagle Park: 21.4 mi
- Mount Albert: 12.6 mi
- The Point: 23.9 mi
- Red Cliff: 24.7 mi
- Ute Ponds Day Use Area Fishing Site: 14.0 mi
- Cedarview: 17.2 mi
- Potter Castle: 20.4 mi
- Duchesne "D": 21.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Peak | N 355° | 4,123.3 m | 21.2 mi |
| South Kings Peak | N 354° | 4,116 m | 20.5 mi |
| Gilbert Peak | N 359° | 4,095 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Emmons | N 6° | 4,090 m | 16.8 mi |
| Painter Peak | N 356° | 4,080 m | 19.6 mi |
| Second Gemini | N 355° | 4,056 m | 19.8 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | N 358° | 4,043 m | 23.0 mi |
| Henrys Fork Peak | N 353° | 4,036 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:15 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:15 | 16:59 |
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, 7 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Aug — fullest in Jun, leanest in Feb.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 50.5 | 47.6 | 48.6 | 64.1 | 252 | 471 | 223 | 140 | 115 | 91.0 | 69.9 | 57.4 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Yellowstone River Near Altonah, UT, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Rocky Mountain Cutthroat Trout1 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/11171012564
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