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Cotter Spring

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Elevation, modelled
127 m
Tallest summit within 22.6 miles
Pilot Mountain423 m · 19.8 mi
Nearest byway
Sylamore Scenic Byway24.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:32local time
Coordinates
36.2660, -92.5431
Cotter Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cotter Spring is a spring in Arkansas, at a modelled 127 m. Pilot Mountain stands 423 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Springs Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Sylamore Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Cotter Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot MountainSW 218°423 m19.8 mi
Horseshoe MountainN 9°410 m15.0 mi
Clark HillWNW 284°408 m18.1 mi
Hall MountainSW 228°397 m5.4 mi
Pine MountainWNW 285°397 m20.6 mi
Timbered KnobN 11°397 m21.1 mi
Long MountainN 1°396 m14.0 mi
Japanese KnobNW 304°394 m18.3 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 17
Cliffs: 16
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:22
June solstice05:5419:5320:32
September equinox06:5918:3519:09
December solstice07:1816:2017:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374150596775797871604940
Precip in2.92.43.64.74.53.53.63.42.73.43.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN Home Baxter CO Rgnl AP, 8 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Feb–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Jul.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs4175588561,018851319243400275257393260

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Crooked Creek at Kelly Crossing at Yellville, AR, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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