Bobtail Spring
Bobtail Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 2,327 m. Pinal Peak stands 2,389 m to the west-northwest, 0.3 miles off. Gila-Pinal Scenic Road passes 8.3 miles off.
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Gila-Pinal Scenic Road
- 21.2 mi off the From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Weaver's Needle Lookout · 20 mi
- Barrier-Free Lookout · 20 mi
- Observation Lookout · 20 mi
- Roosevelt Diversion Dam · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinal Peak: 0.3 mi
- Pinal Mountains: 0.3 mi
- Signal Peak: 1.4 mi
- East Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Pioneer Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Ferndell Spring: 0.6 mi
- Greer Spring: 2.2 mi
- Maverick Spring: 2.4 mi
- Arrastra Spring: 2.6 mi
- Doak Spring: 2.9 mi
- Queen Creek Riparian: 19.3 mi
- The Narrows: 19.3 mi
- Upland Sonoran Desert Natural Area: 19.4 mi
- Northern Africa and Arabian Peninsula: 19.4 mi
- South American Deserts Exhibit: 19.4 mi
- Doak: 3.0 mi
- Pioneer Mine: 3.4 mi
- Gila Veterans Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Stone Corral: 12.4 mi
- Tony Ranch: 15.6 mi
- Pinal and Upper Pinal;Upper Pinal Campground: 0.4 mi
- Pinal Campground: 0.9 mi
- Globe Communtiy Center: 7.3 mi
- Veteran's Park: 8.1 mi
- Bullion Plaza Park: 8.6 mi
- Bonetown: 7.9 mi
- Pone Town: 7.9 mi
- Welcome Wall: 7.9 mi
- Gumby Patrol: 14.6 mi
- Strawberry Razzle Tea: 14.6 mi
- "M" Hill: 8.7 mi
- Three Crosses: 8.7 mi
- Old Dominion Mine Park: 9.1 mi
- Celia Blaylock aka Mattie Earp Grave Site: 18.3 mi
- Quincho: 19.4 mi
- Bellevue: 8.1 mi
- McMillenville: 8.9 mi
- Ray: 12.4 mi
- Christmas: 15.7 mi
- Pinal City: 18.6 mi
- S: 16.1 mi
- Woman from the Fields: 19.6 mi
- The Ring of Life: 19.7 mi
- Do You Hear What I Hear?: 19.8 mi
- Peaceful Little Ones: 19.9 mi
- Captain Pass: 2.9 mi
- Kellner Group Picnic Site: 3.8 mi
- Boyce Thompson Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- McMinnville Camp: 20.5 mi
- Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum: 8.6 mi
- Gila County Historical Museum: 9.0 mi
- Apache Cultural Museum: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Bobtail Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinal Peak | WNW 291° | 2,389 m | 0.3 mi |
| Pinal Mountains | WNW 291° | 2,389 m | 0.3 mi |
| Signal Peak | NW 308° | 2,381 m | 1.4 mi |
| East Mountain | E 85° | 2,101 m | 1.9 mi |
| Madera Peak | NW 323° | 2,023 m | 5.1 mi |
| El Capitan Mountain | SSE 148° | 2,004 m | 6.6 mi |
| Pioneer Mountain | SW 214° | 1,817 m | 2.8 mi |
| Webster Mountain | NNW 328° | 1,759 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:35 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| September equinox | 06:12 | 17:49 | 18:21 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:43 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 53 | 44 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Globe #3, 8 mi away.
- Santa Rita Hedgehog Cactus32 obs
- Gambel Oak23 obs
- quaking aspen17 obs
- Douglas-fir16 obs
- bigtooth maple16 obs
- Convergent Lady Beetle15 obs
- Southwestern Ponderosa Pine15 obs
- southwestern white pine14 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/2006093219
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