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Cottonwood Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,687 m
Tallest summit within 18.8 miles
Signal Peak2,737 m · 18.7 mi
Nearest byway
Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway14.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:26local time
Coordinates
33.0135, -108.4855
Cottonwood Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cottonwood Spring is a spring in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,687 m. Signal Peak stands 2,737 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Dog Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Cottonwood Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Signal PeakESE 109°2,737 m18.7 mi
Granite PeakNNE 27°2,656 m13.9 mi
Shelley PeakNNW 340°2,649 m12.6 mi
White PinnacleNNE 13°2,636 m12.4 mi
Lookout MountainNNW 331°2,561 m15.7 mi
Haystack MountainNW 322°2,550 m18.0 mi
Scott PeakESE 107°2,521 m16.5 mi
Brushy MountainNE 50°2,480 m14.4 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5319:26
June solstice06:0719:5020:26
September equinox07:0318:4019:12
December solstice07:1416:3417:12

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384247536171757367574538
Precip in1.21.10.60.30.40.62.72.52.01.00.81.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cliff 11 SE, 13 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs17925330520912754.164.3146173113104162

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Gila River Near Gila, NM, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

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