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Cottonwood Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,317 m
Tallest summit within 22.1 miles
Mount Graham3,264.07 m · 21.9 mi
Nearest byway
Black Hills Back Country Byway15.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:31local time
Coordinates
32.9618, -109.6573
Cottonwood Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cottonwood Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,317 m. Mount Graham stands 3,264 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Hackberry Spring, a spring 1.3 miles away. Black Hills Back Country Byway passes 16 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Cottonwood Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GrahamSW 215°3,264.07 m21.9 mi
Plain View PeakSSW 213°3,161 m22.1 mi
Trap PeakSW 214°2,472 m19.4 mi
Enebro MountainNE 46°2,262 m21.3 mi
Coronado MountainNE 52°2,253 m18.8 mi
Bryce MountainNNW 348°2,219 m4.1 mi
Painted BluffsNE 44°2,187 m20.3 mi
Elevator MountainNNE 13°2,156 m18.8 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2317:5818:31
June solstice05:1118:5519:31
September equinox06:0817:4418:17
December solstice07:1816:3917:17

Local time (America/Phoenix).

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657483868579685647
Precip in0.70.60.50.20.20.21.31.30.90.70.50.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Safford Muni AP, 7 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Mar — fullest in Jan, leanest in Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs27.116.08.93.72.92.35.36.55.37.84.25.9

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Bonita Creek Near Morenci, Az., 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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