Burro Spring
Burro Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 425 m. Iron Mountain stands 1,956 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Scanlon Ferry (submerged), a historic site 0.9 miles away. Gold Butte Back Country Byway passes 19 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 18.6 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
- 26.8 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
100 named places within 25 miles
- Salt Spring: 5.5 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 8.0 mi
- Twin Springs: 11.6 mi
- Ruby Spring: 11.6 mi
- Gotchel Spring: 11.9 mi
- Round Rock Point: 3.8 mi
- Gold Cross Peak: 4.1 mi
- Scanlon Hill: 5.4 mi
- Grapevine Mesa: 6.2 mi
- Gregg Peak: 6.8 mi
- The Temple: 6.5 mi
- Grand Wash Cliffs: 11.0 mi
- Grand Wash Cliffs: 11.2 mi
- Center Point: 13.6 mi
- Big Gypsum Ledges: 14.6 mi
- Scanlon Ferry (submerged): 0.9 mi
- Stone Ferry (submerged): 19.5 mi
- Tassi Ranch: 20.4 mi
- Pearce Ferry Rapid: 12.8 mi
- Columbine Falls: 14.6 mi
- Rioville: 16.2 mi
- White Hills: 23.0 mi
- Grand Canyon Skywalk: 19.7 mi
- Hualapai Ranch: 20.1 mi
- Boulder Canyon Wild Life Refuge: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burro Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain | SE 144° | 1,956 m | 14.2 mi |
| Garnet Mountain | SSE 155° | 1,951 m | 16.0 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | N 356° | 1,736 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mica Peak | N 1° | 1,719 m | 17.5 mi |
| Bonelli Peak | NNW 333° | 1,601 m | 10.6 mi |
| Senator Mountain | SW 215° | 1,562 m | 14.9 mi |
| Gold Butte | N 356° | 1,529 m | 18.0 mi |
| Rattlesnake Peak | NNW 347° | 1,473 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 18:01 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:47 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 73 | 84 | 89 | 88 | 81 | 67 | 54 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadview 1W, 5 mi away.
- Tamarix chinensis2 obs
- Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake1 obs
- Red-spotted Toad1 obs
- desert rock nettle1 obs
- Parish's club-cholla1 obs
- Las Vegas Bearpoppy1 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/2006086104
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