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Cottonwood Cove Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,302 m
Tallest summit within 16.8 miles
Mount Lemmon2,794 m · 9.8 mi
Nearest byway
Sky Island Scenic Byway4.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:33local time
Coordinates
32.4279, -110.6213
Cottonwood Cove Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cottonwood Cove Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,302 m. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the west, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Pipeline Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 4.5 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Cottonwood Cove Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LemmonW 276°2,794 m9.8 mi
Mica MountainSSE 162°2,627 m15.1 mi
Mount BigelowW 261°2,606.6 m5.5 mi
Kellogg MountainW 259°2,561.41 m5.2 mi
DuckbillSSE 164°2,559 m15.8 mi
Spud RockSSE 164°2,553 m15.0 mi
Man HeadSSE 163°2,550 m15.9 mi
Marshall PeakW 268°2,530 m8.5 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 23
Waterfalls: 7
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 5
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0218:34
June solstice05:1718:5719:33
September equinox06:1117:4818:21
December solstice07:2116:4417:22

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424246526170727167585041

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Lemmon Willow Canyon, 5 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs14.48.60.80.10.00.438.881.215.82.47.94.6

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge San Pedro R AT Redington Bridge NR Redington, AZ, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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