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Butternut Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,525 m
Tallest summit within 18.0 miles
Mount Union2,427 m · 6.6 mi
Nearest byway
Mingus Mountain Scenic Road17.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:46local time
Coordinates
34.4363, -112.2919
Butternut Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Butternut Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,525 m. Mount Union stands 2,427 m to the west-southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bootlegger Spring, a spring 1.7 miles away. Mingus Mountain Scenic Road passes 17 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Butternut Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount UnionWSW 257°2,427 m6.6 mi
Mount DavisW 263°2,407 m6.1 mi
Mount TritleW 261°2,368 m8.7 mi
Moscow PeakWSW 249°2,343 m6.4 mi
Spruce MountainWNW 286°2,336 m6.6 mi
Towers MountainSSW 197°2,324 m14.6 mi
Lookout MountainWSW 255°2,291 m9.1 mi
Maverick MountainW 267°2,267 m10.4 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 10
Ghost towns: 8
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3418:0818:41
June solstice05:1819:0819:46
September equinox06:1817:5418:27
December solstice07:3316:4517:23

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464853586676818074645346
Precip in1.71.91.40.40.40.12.02.11.61.11.01.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cordes, 12 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs6.69.08.63.32.61.56.96.04.23.53.04.5

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Agua Fria River Near Humboldt, AZ, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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