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Cottonwood Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,923 m
Tallest summit within 20.9 miles
Don Spring Mountain2,771 m · 18.0 mi
Nearest byway
Mt Carmel Scenic Byway3.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:55local time
Coordinates
37.2759, -112.5589
Cottonwood Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cottonwood Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled 1,923 m. Don Spring Mountain stands 2,771 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Knoll, a peak 3.2 miles away. Mt Carmel Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Cottonwood Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Don Spring MountainNNE 29°2,771 m18.0 mi
George MountainNNE 27°2,750 m20.4 mi
Bowers KnollN 350°2,602 m19.6 mi
Pine KnollNW 316°2,601 m13.7 mi
Strawberry KnollsNNW 347°2,564 m16.9 mi
Asay KnollN 358°2,488 m19.0 mi
Black KnollENE 61°2,447 m15.2 mi
Buck KnollN 0°2,408 m20.3 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 53
Cliffs: 13
Waterfalls: 5
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:42
June solstice06:1120:1620:55
September equinox07:1918:5419:29
December solstice07:4116:3617:17

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333743495767737264534133

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orderville, 4 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, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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