- Elevation, modelled
- 1,182 m
- Tallest summit within 14.2 miles
- Browns Peak2,334 m · 4.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Apache Trail Historic Road11.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:40local time
- Coordinates
- 33.7014, -111.3974
Cold Water Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,182 m. Browns Peak stands 2,334 m to the east-southeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Malpais Cliffs, a cliff 1.2 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 11 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Cold Water Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Peak | ESE 106° | 2,334 m | 4.3 mi |
| Brother Peak | ESE 110° | 2,329 m | 4.3 mi |
| Sister Peak | ESE 115° | 2,308 m | 4.3 mi |
| Amethyst Peak | ESE 118° | 2,293 m | 4.5 mi |
| Mount Ord | N 357° | 2,165 m | 14.1 mi |
| Eagle Peak | N 358° | 2,008 m | 13.7 mi |
| Buckhorn Mountain | ESE 115° | 2,006 m | 7.0 mi |
| Boulder Mountain | NNW 347° | 1,918 m | 7.2 mi |
- 11.2 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
- 23.8 mi off the From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Fish Creek Vista · 12 mi
- Apache Lake Vista · 13 mi
- Roosevelt Diversion Dam · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mine Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Pine Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Brother Peak: 4.3 mi
- Browns Peak: 4.3 mi
- Sister Peak: 4.3 mi
- Willow Spring: 1.5 mi
- Tejanos Spring: 1.6 mi
- Mine Mountain Spring: 1.8 mi
- Mud Spring: 2.0 mi
- Brushy Basin Spring: 2.3 mi
- Three Bar Wildlife Area: 8.5 mi
- Three Bar Wildlife Study Area: 9.5 mi
- Horse Pasture Recreation Area: 10.2 mi
- Butcher Jones Recreation Site: 11.0 mi
- Palo Verde Recreation Site 147: 11.5 mi
- Butcher Jones: 11.0 mi
- Acacia Recreation Area: 11.5 mi
- Boulder Picnic: 11.8 mi
- Burnt Corral Picnic: 12.3 mi
- Vineyard Canyon Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Cline Cabin: 1.9 mi
- El Oso Mine Camp: 3.8 mi
- Adams Camp: 7.0 mi
- Old Dynamite Shack: 8.9 mi
- Fort Reno Site: 12.4 mi
- Malpais Cliffs: 1.2 mi
- Sheep Bend: 8.6 mi
- Painted Cliffs: 8.7 mi
- Walls of Bronze: 9.0 mi
- Lookout Point: 10.0 mi
- Black Rock: 9.6 mi
- Desert Belle Cruises: 12.0 mi
- Goldfield Ghost Town: 17.7 mi
- Superstition Mountain Museum: 18.6 mi
- Marcus Landslide Loop: 22.5 mi
- Back Beach: 8.9 mi
- Fish Beach: 9.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 10.2 mi
- Buckhorn Beach: 12.1 mi
- Massacre Falls: 17.5 mi
- Goldfield Ghost Town: 17.6 mi
- River Of Time Museum: 19.9 mi
- Fountain Hills Community Garden: 19.9 mi
- Usery Mountain Regional Park: 20.5 mi
- Bella Vida Mural: 21.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| September equinox | 06:14 | 17:51 | 18:24 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:44 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 79 | 88 | 93 | 91 | 86 | 76 | 63 | 55 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mormon Flat, 11 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Mar — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 59.7 | 71.6 | 73.8 | 19.1 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 34.7 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Sycamore Creek Near Fort Mcdowell, AZ, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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