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Bear Wallow Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,415 m
Tallest summit within 14.9 miles
Mount Lemmon2,794 m · 3.7 mi
Nearest byway
Sky Island Scenic Byway0.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:34local time
Coordinates
32.4206, -110.7318
Bear Wallow Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Wallow Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 2,415 m. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the west-northwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bill Williams Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Bear Wallow Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LemmonWNW 294°2,794 m3.7 mi
Mount BigelowESE 109°2,606.6 m1.1 mi
Kellogg MountainESE 109°2,561.41 m1.4 mi
Marshall PeakW 276°2,530 m2.1 mi
Spencer PeakW 269°2,493 m0.7 mi
Leopold PointESE 112°2,460 m2.2 mi
Syke KnobNW 307°2,426 m1.3 mi
Cathedral RockWSW 250°2,425.64 m6.9 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 35
Historic sites: 28
Waterfalls: 7
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0218:35
June solstice05:1718:5819:34
September equinox06:1217:4918:21
December solstice07:2116:4517:22

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424246526170727167585041

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Lemmon Willow Canyon, 3 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs35.535.832.913.31.50.315.521.18.44.55.314.2

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Sabino Creek Near Tucson, AZ, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

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