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Cottonwood Spring

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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, seen from above at true elevation

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pinal MountainsS 187°2,389 m15.4 mi
Pinal PeakS 187°2,389 m15.4 mi
Signal PeakS 191°2,381 m14.8 mi
Apache PeaksNE 46°2,115 m3.7 mi
East MountainS 179°2,101 m15.3 mi
Madera PeakSSW 203°2,023 m12.3 mi
Timber Camp MountainNE 47°1,989 m15.3 mi
Jackson ButteNE 50°1,847 m13.2 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
Cliffs: 20
Historic sites: 9
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Artworks: 1
  • S: 23.4 mi
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0218:35
June solstice05:1419:0019:37
September equinox06:1217:4918:21
December solstice07:2416:4217:20

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444854627081848277665344
Precip in2.01.91.00.40.40.32.72.11.01.21.01.5

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs23.318.79.45.74.43.36.88.35.15.74.96.8

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.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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