- 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 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | E 92° | 3,635.6 m | 11.7 mi |
| South Nebo Peak | E 96° | 3,620.1 m | 11.4 mi |
| Middle Nebo Peak | E 95° | 3,603.9 m | 11.5 mi |
| North Peak | E 87° | 3,405.8 m | 12.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 74° | 3,317 m | 12.2 mi |
| Salt Creek Peak | SE 132° | 3,047 m | 16.9 mi |
| Dry Mountain | ENE 60° | 3,006.8 m | 15.3 mi |
| Twin Knolls | E 80° | 2,823 m | 15.7 mi |
- 13.8 mi off the Nebo Loop Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Mt. Nebo Overlook · 14 mi
- Devil's Kitchen Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 16 mi
- Santaquin Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Slate Jack Spring: 1.0 mi
- Young Spring: 2.0 mi
- Keystone Springs: 3.9 mi
- Keystone Springs: 3.9 mi
- Keystone Springs: 4.0 mi
- Tintic Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Buckhorn Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Sunrise Peak: 6.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Peak: 6.5 mi
- Horseshoe Hill: 7.8 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
- Community Park: 9.0 mi
- Mona Front Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi
- Nephi City Park: 10.9 mi
- Old Mill Park: 11.4 mi
- Diamond: 7.2 mi
- Dividend: 9.7 mi
- Silver City: 9.7 mi
- Mammoth: 10.2 mi
- Knightsville: 10.8 mi
- Elberta: 8.6 mi
- Tintic Standard Reduction Mill: 11.1 mi
- Chief Lime Plant: 11.8 mi
- Veteran's memorial: 14.3 mi
- The Pioneer Millstone: 19.7 mi
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum: 11.3 mi
- Tintic Mining Museum: 11.4 mi
- Chieftain Museum: 14.3 mi
- Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center: 20.1 mi
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum, Payson: 20.1 mi
- Cedar Point: 14.3 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 15.6 mi
- Red Cliffs: 15.8 mi
- Black Point: 22.8 mi
- Site 10: 17.8 mi
- Site 9: 17.8 mi
- The Delta: 18.0 mi
- Jericho Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- Salt Creek Canyon Falls: 13.3 mi
- Grotto Falls: 18.1 mi
- Double Falls: 19.1 mi
- Chief Peteetneet: 20.1 mi
- Boots on Poles: 20.4 mi
- SALEM letters: 21.8 mi
- Paul Bunyan's Woodpile: 8.4 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 15.6 mi
- Walmart Parking Lot: 18.2 mi
- Lincoln Beach: 23.6 mi
- Maple Arch: 24.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:20 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:24 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 33 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 51 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 20.9 | 28.0 | 33.8 | 37.7 | 41.0 | 24.6 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 12.6 | 16.8 | 18.0 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Currant Creek Near Mona, UT, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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