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Cottonwood Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,751 m
Tallest summit within 21.0 miles
Mount Nebo3,635.6 m · 11.7 mi
Nearest byway
Nebo Loop Scenic Byway13.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:00local time
Coordinates
39.8287, -111.9800
Cottonwood Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cottonwood Spring is a spring in Utah, at a modelled 1,751 m. Mount Nebo stands 3,636 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Slate Jack Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Nebo Loop Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Cottonwood Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount NeboE 92°3,635.6 m11.7 mi
South Nebo PeakE 96°3,620.1 m11.4 mi
Middle Nebo PeakE 95°3,603.9 m11.5 mi
North PeakE 87°3,405.8 m12.2 mi
Bald MountainENE 74°3,317 m12.2 mi
Salt Creek PeakSE 132°3,047 m16.9 mi
Dry MountainENE 60°3,006.8 m15.3 mi
Twin KnollsE 80°2,823 m15.7 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
Natural arches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:40
June solstice06:0120:2021:00
September equinox07:1618:5119:27
December solstice07:4716:2417:07

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283342485767757364513928
Precip in1.31.21.41.61.50.80.60.71.01.31.11.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nephi, 11 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs20.928.033.837.741.024.69.17.68.612.616.818.0

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Currant Creek Near Mona, UT, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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