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Cold Water Spring

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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, seen from above at true elevation

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Browns PeakESE 106°2,334 m4.3 mi
Brother PeakESE 110°2,329 m4.3 mi
Sister PeakESE 115°2,308 m4.3 mi
Amethyst PeakESE 118°2,293 m4.5 mi
Mount OrdN 357°2,165 m14.1 mi
Eagle PeakN 358°2,008 m13.7 mi
Buckhorn MountainESE 115°2,006 m7.0 mi
Boulder MountainNNW 347°1,918 m7.2 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 21
Cliffs: 17
Beaches: 4
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3018:0518:38
June solstice05:1619:0319:40
September equinox06:1417:5118:24
December solstice07:2716:4417:22

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565864707988939186766355
Precip in1.91.51.70.50.30.01.31.40.50.70.41.7

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs59.771.673.819.14.91.62.15.44.24.64.934.7

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.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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