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Columbine Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,083 m
Tallest summit within 14.4 miles
Benchmark Mountain1,777 m · 13.6 mi
Sunset, June solstice
19:42local time
Coordinates
33.9173, -111.8188
Columbine Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Columbine Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,083 m. Benchmark Mountain stands 1,777 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Kentuck Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Columbine Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Benchmark MountainNW 315°1,777 m13.6 mi
West Cedar MountainN 360°1,672 m13.6 mi
East Cedar MountainN 8°1,661 m12.8 mi
Blackjack PointNNW 340°1,634 m9.6 mi
Rover PeakN 353°1,590 m7.2 mi
Humboldt MountainNNE 15°1,566 m4.6 mi
Kentuck MountainE 97°1,527 m2.0 mi
Monument MountainNNW 327°1,519 m8.0 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Picnic sites: 11
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 6
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:39
June solstice05:1719:0519:42
September equinox06:1617:5318:26
December solstice07:2916:4517:23

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535661677685908984736253
Precip in1.81.61.60.50.20.11.31.31.21.00.81.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carefree, 9 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs20.914.511.81.80.50.21.02.52.01.52.06.3

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Cave Creek Blw Cottonwood CR Near Cave Creek, Az., 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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