- Elevation, modelled
- 1,181 m
- Tallest summit within 18.6 miles
- Aztec Peak2,342 m · 15.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road16.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:37local time
- Coordinates
- 33.7298, -110.6622
Cottonwood Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,181 m. Aztec Peak stands 2,342 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cottonwood Box Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road passes 17 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Cottonwood Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aztec Peak | WNW 292° | 2,342 m | 15.1 mi |
| Carr Mountain | WNW 290° | 2,328 m | 17.7 mi |
| Carr Peak | WNW 290° | 2,320 m | 16.7 mi |
| Baker Mountain | WNW 296° | 2,308 m | 17.7 mi |
| Center Mountain | WNW 302° | 2,274 m | 17.6 mi |
| Apache Peaks | SSW 200° | 2,115 m | 13.9 mi |
| Zimmerman Point | W 279° | 2,106 m | 15.8 mi |
| Asbestos Point | W 278° | 2,021 m | 16.7 mi |
- 16.7 mi off the From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road
- 25.7 mi off the Gila-Pinal Scenic Road
- 28.4 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Roosevelt Diversion Dam · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cottonwood Box Spring: 0.7 mi
- Willow Spring: 1.0 mi
- Freezeout Spring: 1.0 mi
- Headquarter Spring: 1.3 mi
- Little Butte Spring: 1.3 mi
- Little Butte: 1.4 mi
- Haystack Butte: 1.5 mi
- Picacho Colorado: 3.6 mi
- Blackjack Mountains: 3.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Butte: 4.6 mi
- Jackson Butte Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
- Seneca Lake Recreation Area: 8.9 mi
- Roadside Picnic Area Milepost Two Hundred Ninety: 10.1 mi
- Schoolhouse Recreation Site: 20.7 mi
- Cobre Vilage Park: 23.0 mi
- White Ledges: 3.3 mi
- Wild Beef Trap: 13.3 mi
- Big Cedar Trap: 15.5 mi
- Geronimo Trap: 16.3 mi
- The Summit: 20.0 mi
- P B Ranch: 20.9 mi
- Gila Veterans Memorial: 23.9 mi
- Boyer Cabin: 24.1 mi
- Salt River Canyon Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- McMinnville Camp: 12.1 mi
- Workman Creek Falls: 16.6 mi
- Old Dominion Mine Park: 23.2 mi
- Gila County Historical Museum: 23.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 18:02 | 18:35 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| September equinox | 06:11 | 17:48 | 18:21 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:41 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 53 | 44 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Globe #3, 25 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Apr — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 55.3 | 70.2 | 85.4 | 44.5 | 20.4 | 12.9 | 23.6 | 35.5 | 28.1 | 27.0 | 23.8 | 43.1 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Cibecue Creek Near Chrysotile, AZ, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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