- 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 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Union | SE 143° | 2,427 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Davis | SE 140° | 2,407 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Tritle | SSE 150° | 2,368 m | 13.1 mi |
| Moscow Peak | SE 143° | 2,343 m | 15.4 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | SE 133° | 2,336 m | 12.0 mi |
| Granite Benchmark | N 4° | 2,325 m | 3.9 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SSE 153° | 2,291 m | 13.9 mi |
| Maverick Mountain | SSE 156° | 2,267 m | 11.6 mi |
- 44.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 21.2 mi off the Mingus Mountain Scenic Road
- 27.7 mi off the Dry Creek Scenic Road
- 27.7 mi off the Jerome, Clarkdale, and Cottonwood Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- City Hill: 0.5 mi
- Prietal: 0.5 mi
- Two Rock Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Little Granite Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Thumb Butte: 3.3 mi
- Spence Creek Spring: 0.9 mi
- Pole Spring: 1.3 mi
- Clark Spring: 1.7 mi
- Cowell Spring: 1.8 mi
- Fireplace Spring: 1.9 mi
- Granite Basin Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Thumb Butte Park: 3.0 mi
- Flinn Park: 4.5 mi
- Badger Park: 4.9 mi
- Honor Island Park: 5.2 mi
- Firefighters Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Hardyville Road Marker: 3.4 mi
- Granite Creek: 5.6 mi
- Pauline Weaver: 5.6 mi
- Hotel St. Michael: 5.7 mi
- Upper Granite Creek Watershed: 5.2 mi
- Cowboy at Rest: 5.8 mi
- Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 6.5 mi
- Campus Miniature Model: 6.5 mi
- Lockheed F-104 Starfighter 811: 6.6 mi
- Whiskey Row: 5.7 mi
- Granite Dells: 8.1 mi
- Lynx Creek Gold Pan Day Use Area: 10.5 mi
- Freedom Station Family Fun Center: 12.5 mi
- Montimer Farms: 18.5 mi
- Sharlot Hall Museum: 5.5 mi
- Fort Whipple Museum: 6.2 mi
- Museum of Indigenous People: 6.2 mi
- Phippen Museum of Western Art: 8.1 mi
- Highlands Center for Natural History: 10.2 mi
- Owl Rocks: 15.5 mi
- Sycamore Rim: 17.4 mi
- Promised Land: 18.3 mi
- Granite Mountain Peregrine Closure: 3.3 mi
- Watson Wood Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Healing Garden: 5.2 mi
- Co-creation Garden: 5.2 mi
- Catoctin: 10.9 mi
- Jerome Junction: 15.9 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 10.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:10 | 19:47 |
| September equinox | 06:19 | 17:55 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 13.0 | 17.9 | 20.3 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Granite Creek AT Prescott, AZ, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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