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Cottonwood Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,100 m
Tallest summit within 20.4 miles
Houston Mountain3,060 m · 20.1 mi
Nearest byway
Mt Carmel Scenic Byway1.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:55local time
Coordinates
37.3619, -112.5662
Cottonwood Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cottonwood Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled 2,100 m. Houston Mountain stands 3,060 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hops Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. Mt Carmel Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Cottonwood Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Houston MountainNNW 333°3,060 m20.1 mi
Andy Nelson PeakNW 308°3,057 m17.5 mi
Navajo PeakNW 308°3,038 m16.9 mi
Black ButteNE 40°2,911 m18.3 mi
Henrie KnollNNW 341°2,816 m16.8 mi
Rainbow PointENE 66°2,778 m19.5 mi
Don Spring MountainNE 43°2,771 m13.3 mi
George MountainNE 38°2,750 m15.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 49
Attractions: 30
Cliffs: 13
Waterfalls: 5
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:42
June solstice06:1120:1620:55
September equinox07:1918:5419:29
December solstice07:4216:3617:17

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303138455262686759493829
Precip in2.02.11.50.80.90.41.21.91.71.81.21.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alton, 7 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs16.618.724.434.025.412.810.09.89.912.514.016.0

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge East Fork Virgin River Near Glendale, UT, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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