Cave Spring
Cave Spring is a spring in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,359 m. Whitewater Baldy stands 3,310 m to the east, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2359 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Gold Hill: 0.7 mi
- Holt Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Nabours Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Sheridan Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Angels Roost: 4.1 mi
- Blue Jay Spring: 1.6 mi
- Chipmunk Spring: 2.2 mi
- Clay Spring: 2.3 mi
- Midnight Spring: 2.6 mi
- Deer Park Spring: 2.8 mi
- The Catwalk Historical Marker: 5.4 mi
- Mogollon Historical Marker: 6.8 mi
- Redstone Park: 7.6 mi
- Leopold Vista Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 12.2 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 6.9 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 8.1 mi
- Graves: 13.3 mi
- Ruins: 20.4 mi
- Ruins: 20.5 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 4.1 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 4.3 mi
- Windy Point: 6.2 mi
- Tige Rim: 22.9 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 6.8 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 6.8 mi
- Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Cave Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Baldy | E 80° | 3,310 m | 9.9 mi |
| Willow Mountain | ENE 65° | 3,283 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mogollon Baldy Peak | E 99° | 3,269 m | 12.6 mi |
| Sacaton Mountain | ESE 105° | 3,250 m | 7.3 mi |
| Black Mountain | E 91° | 3,241 m | 8.1 mi |
| Center Baldy | E 88° | 3,210 m | 9.9 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | ENE 69° | 3,081 m | 5.8 mi |
| Indian Peak | E 84° | 3,061 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:52 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:35 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 4 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Apr — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 94.9 | 123 | 180 | 129 | 66.0 | 26.5 | 37.2 | 79.2 | 69.5 | 77.5 | 48.5 | 76.4 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge San Francisco River Near Glenwood, NM, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Whitewater Creek Woodlandsnail2 obs
- Santa Rita Hedgehog Cactus2 obs
- Gopher Snake1 obs
- Sonoran Coralsnake1 obs
- Rock Rattlesnake1 obs
- Greater Short-horned Lizard1 obs
- Painted Lady1 obs
- common hoptree1 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2006086205
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