- Elevation, modelled
- 1,226 m
- Tallest summit within 15.8 miles
- Pinal Mountains2,389 m · 15.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Gila-Pinal Scenic Road8.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:37local time
- Coordinates
- 33.5038, -110.7887
Cottonwood Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,226 m. Pinal Mountains stands 2,389 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Nugget Wash Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. Gila-Pinal Scenic Road passes 8.6 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Cottonwood Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinal Mountains | S 187° | 2,389 m | 15.4 mi |
| Pinal Peak | S 187° | 2,389 m | 15.4 mi |
| Signal Peak | S 191° | 2,381 m | 14.8 mi |
| Apache Peaks | NE 46° | 2,115 m | 3.7 mi |
| East Mountain | S 179° | 2,101 m | 15.3 mi |
| Madera Peak | SSW 203° | 2,023 m | 12.3 mi |
| Timber Camp Mountain | NE 47° | 1,989 m | 15.3 mi |
| Jackson Butte | NE 50° | 1,847 m | 13.2 mi |
- 8.6 mi off the Gila-Pinal Scenic Road
- 10.2 mi off the From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road
- 24.0 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Roosevelt Diversion Dam · 12 mi
- Apache Lake Vista · 26 mi
- Barrier-Free Lookout · 26 mi
- Weaver's Needle Lookout · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nugget Wash Spring: 0.3 mi
- Jasper Spring: 1.1 mi
- Ginn Spring: 1.3 mi
- Coyote Spring: 1.7 mi
- Ash Spring: 2.0 mi
- Nugget Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Nugget Mesa: 1.4 mi
- Crash-up Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Bull Hill: 2.2 mi
- Globe Hills: 2.7 mi
- The Summit: 8.6 mi
- White Ledges: 14.5 mi
- Geronimo Trap: 17.3 mi
- Big Cedar Trap: 19.0 mi
- Wild Beef Trap: 19.8 mi
- Cobre Vilage Park: 5.9 mi
- Nofsgar Hill Baseball Complex: 6.8 mi
- Ryan Park: 6.9 mi
- Veteran's Park: 7.5 mi
- Globe Communtiy Center: 8.5 mi
- Gila Veterans Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Doak: 17.0 mi
- Tony Ranch: 17.3 mi
- Pioneer Mine: 18.8 mi
- Circlestone: 20.0 mi
- Old Dominion Mine Park: 6.4 mi
- "M" Hill: 9.0 mi
- Three Crosses: 9.0 mi
- Celia Blaylock aka Mattie Earp Grave Site: 24.9 mi
- McMinnville Camp: 7.2 mi
- Kellner Group Picnic Site: 11.9 mi
- Captain Pass: 16.6 mi
- Cottonwood Cove Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Gila County Historical Museum: 6.5 mi
- Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum: 9.2 mi
- Apache Cultural Museum: 24.4 mi
- Bellevue: 14.8 mi
- McMillenville: 20.3 mi
- Workman Creek Falls: 23.2 mi
- S: 23.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:35 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| September equinox | 06:12 | 17:49 | 18:21 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:42 | 17:20 |
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, 8 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Mar — fullest in Jan, leanest in Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 23.3 | 18.7 | 9.4 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 6.8 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Pinal Creek AT Inspiration Dam, NR Globe, Az., 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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