- Elevation, modelled
- 1,604 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Preston Mesa2,061 m · 11.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road26.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:46local time
- Coordinates
- 36.2013, -111.2290
Cottonwood Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,604 m. Preston Mesa stands 2,061 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cattail Spring, a spring 2.4 miles away. Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road passes 27 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Mesa | N 7° | 2,061 m | 11.6 mi |
| Arrowhead Mesa | NNE 12° | 2,013 m | 24.4 mi |
| Bodaway Mesa | WNW 298° | 1,977 m | 21.6 mi |
| Wildcat Peak | NE 41° | 1,974 m | 16.1 mi |
| Little Black Mesa | NNW 341° | 1,952 m | 23.2 mi |
| John Daw Mesa | ENE 64° | 1,946 m | 24.0 mi |
| Yon Dot Mountains | WNW 290° | 1,898 m | 23.2 mi |
| Red Hill | WNW 300° | 1,888 m | 22.8 mi |
- 26.5 mi off the Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- White Point: 4.0 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 6.5 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 6.7 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 6.8 mi
- Adeii Eechii Cliffs: 6.8 mi
- Cattail Spring: 2.4 mi
- Klage Toh: 2.6 mi
- Sei Be Toh: 3.7 mi
- Dotson Spring: 4.2 mi
- Wild Rose Spring: 5.9 mi
- Castle Rocks: 3.3 mi
- Castle Buttes: 4.1 mi
- TC Hill: 4.7 mi
- Tuba Butte: 6.9 mi
- Mori Mesa: 7.1 mi
- Three Wise Men: 6.8 mi
- Greasewood Place: 7.3 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 8.4 mi
- Tuba Arch: 8.7 mi
- Blue Canyon: 19.5 mi
- Louise Yellowman County Park: 5.0 mi
- George Smith Historical Monument: 18.5 mi
- Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 21.9 mi
- old Cameron Trading Post: 24.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:35 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 41 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuba City, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jul–Oct — fullest in Aug, leanest in Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 4.2 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 24.8 | 36.5 | 24.1 | 19.6 | 4.7 | 2.9 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Moenkopi Wash AT Moenkopi, AZ, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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