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Cottonwood Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,566 m
Tallest summit within 22.8 miles
Ramsey Peak2,659 m · 22.5 mi
Nearest byway
Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road12.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:31local time
Coordinates
31.7429, -110.4525
Cottonwood Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cottonwood Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,566 m. Ramsey Peak stands 2,659 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mescal Spring, a spring 1.4 miles away. Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road passes 12 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Cottonwood Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ramsey PeakSSE 162°2,659 m22.5 mi
Pat Scott PeakSSE 164°2,596 m22.5 mi
Huachuca PeakSSE 167°2,554 m17.9 mi
Apache PeakNNE 14°2,530 m5.8 mi
Florida PeakW 267°2,480 m22.2 mi
Peterson PeakS 170°2,410 m18.6 mi
Lyle PeakSSE 169°2,387 m18.4 mi
French Joe PeakNNE 16°2,321 m5.4 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Parks: 32
Ghost towns: 11
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2618:0218:34
June solstice05:1818:5519:31
September equinox06:1117:4818:20
December solstice07:1916:4617:23

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464955606877787672645446
Precip in1.11.00.70.30.20.63.23.52.10.80.61.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kartchner Caverns, 9 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs2.32.32.41.81.00.79.224.92.14.52.72.5

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Upper Babocomari River Near Huachuca City, AZ, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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