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Cottonwood Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,801 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Indian Point3,046 m · 19.2 mi
Nearest byway
Grand Mesa25.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:42local time
Coordinates
38.6689, -108.3432
Cottonwood Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cottonwood Spring is a spring in Colorado, at a modelled 1,801 m. Indian Point stands 3,046 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Interiors Wall, a cliff 1.3 miles away. Grand Mesa passes 26 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cottonwood Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian PointNNE 27°3,046 m19.2 mi
Spruce MountainSSW 208°2,964 m18.4 mi
Uncompahgre ButteWSW 249°2,945 m17.6 mi
Windy PointSW 216°2,915 m18.0 mi
Monument HillSW 236°2,898 m17.5 mi
Long Point MountainWSW 239°2,856 m16.0 mi
Snipe MountainWSW 254°2,844 m15.1 mi
Wolf HillW 274°2,818 m22.2 mi

112 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 37
Attractions: 36
Cliffs: 14
Parks: 11
Springs: 8
Artworks: 3
Waterfalls: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:5020:0220:42
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:2916:1416:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273443516070757364513828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Delta 3E, 18 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs11.513.925.817127866.77.16.47.915.514.611.4

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Escalante Creek Near Delta, Co., 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

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