- 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 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Union | WSW 257° | 2,427 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Davis | W 263° | 2,407 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Tritle | W 261° | 2,368 m | 8.7 mi |
| Moscow Peak | WSW 249° | 2,343 m | 6.4 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | WNW 286° | 2,336 m | 6.6 mi |
| Towers Mountain | SSW 197° | 2,324 m | 14.6 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WSW 255° | 2,291 m | 9.1 mi |
| Maverick Mountain | W 267° | 2,267 m | 10.4 mi |
- 17.2 mi off the Mingus Mountain Scenic Road
- 23.7 mi off the Dry Creek Scenic Road
- 23.7 mi off the Jerome, Clarkdale, and Cottonwood Historic Road
- 55.1 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Named places within 25 miles
- Bootlegger Spring: 1.7 mi
- Culver Spring: 1.7 mi
- Mount Elliott Spring: 3.1 mi
- Chalk Spring: 3.2 mi
- Postmaster Spring: 3.2 mi
- Little Mesa: 2.0 mi
- Mount Elliott: 3.4 mi
- Big Bug Mesa: 4.0 mi
- Spud Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Smelter Hill: 5.1 mi
- Centennial Park: 4.3 mi
- Mount Union Recreational Area: 6.5 mi
- Mount Union Family Picnic Ground: 6.5 mi
- Quailwood Park: 8.2 mi
- Goldwater Lake Park: 10.0 mi
- Prescott P: 10.6 mi
- Bicentennial Tree: 12.3 mi
- Yavapai County Service Flag: 12.4 mi
- Captain William O’Neill: 12.4 mi
- Statehood Tree: 12.5 mi
- That Seventies Store: 4.3 mi
- Montimer Farms: 7.1 mi
- Lynx Creek Gold Pan Day Use Area: 8.3 mi
- Freedom Station Family Fun Center: 10.7 mi
- Whiskey Row: 12.5 mi
- Highlands Center for Natural History: 8.4 mi
- Museum of Indigenous People: 12.0 mi
- Fort Whipple Museum: 12.3 mi
- Sharlot Hall Museum: 12.7 mi
- Phippen Museum of Western Art: 15.0 mi
- Policeman statue: 11.2 mi
- Native American statues: 11.3 mi
- Cowboy at Rest: 12.4 mi
- Upper Granite Creek Watershed: 13.0 mi
- Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 15.3 mi
- Watson Wood Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Granite Mountain Peregrine Closure: 20.5 mi
- Co-creation Garden: 13.0 mi
- Healing Garden: 13.0 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 10.4 mi
- Sunset Point: 19.5 mi
- Sunset Point Rest Area: 19.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:08 | 19:46 |
| September equinox | 06:18 | 17:54 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:45 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 66 | 76 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 6.6 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 |
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.
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