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Alto Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,824 m
Tallest summit within 17.0 miles
Mount Union2,427 m · 14.5 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 6644.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:47local time
Coordinates
34.5817, -112.5577
Alto Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Alto Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,824 m. Mount Union stands 2,427 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is City Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 44 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Alto Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount UnionSE 143°2,427 m14.5 mi
Mount DavisSE 140°2,407 m14.1 mi
Mount TritleSSE 150°2,368 m13.1 mi
Moscow PeakSE 143°2,343 m15.4 mi
Spruce MountainSE 133°2,336 m12.0 mi
Granite BenchmarkN 4°2,325 m3.9 mi
Lookout MountainSSE 153°2,291 m13.9 mi
Maverick MountainSSE 156°2,267 m11.6 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3518:0918:42
June solstice05:1919:1019:47
September equinox06:1917:5518:29
December solstice07:3416:4517:24

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384146536170757467574638
Precip in1.51.81.50.60.50.22.72.81.61.00.91.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prescott, 7 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Mar — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs13.017.920.33.30.80.33.66.23.71.52.05.5

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Granite Creek AT Prescott, AZ, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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