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Cottonwood Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,954 m
Tallest summit within 12.6 miles
Flat Top Mountain3,235 m · 5.1 mi
Nearest byway
Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway21.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:03local time
Coordinates
40.4408, -112.1519
Cottonwood Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cottonwood Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled 1,954 m. Flat Top Mountain stands 3,235 m to the south-southwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Spring, a spring 1.5 miles away. Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Cottonwood Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flat Top MountainSSW 202°3,235 m5.1 mi
Lowe PeakWSW 247°3,216 m2.7 mi
Flat Top Mtn-South PeakSSW 204°3,176 m5.5 mi
Kelsey PeakWNW 283°3,162 m3.4 mi
Lewiston PeakSSW 202°3,161 m6.0 mi
White Pine PeakWNW 292°3,146 m3.6 mi
South Lowe PeakWSW 239°3,144 m2.6 mi
Rocky PeakW 260°3,118 m3.6 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 51
Springs: 47
Gardens: 42
Ghost towns: 7
Beaches: 4
Natural arches: 2
Hot springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0519:41
June solstice05:5920:2221:03
September equinox07:1718:5119:27
December solstice07:4916:2217:06

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303443495969787666523930
Precip in1.51.72.22.32.41.00.80.71.11.51.61.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tooele, 11 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs0.50.40.83.511.210.34.32.11.21.00.90.6

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge West Canyon Creek Near Cedar Fort, UT, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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