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Cottonwood Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,083 m
Tallest summit within 17.6 miles
Pine Mountain2,073 m · 16.0 mi
Nearest byway
Red Rock Scenic Byway15.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:44local time
Coordinates
34.5171, -111.8715
Cottonwood Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cottonwood Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,083 m. Pine Mountain stands 2,073 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is North Mine Spring, a spring 2.2 miles away. Red Rock Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Cottonwood Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainSSE 162°2,073 m16.0 mi
Tule MesaSSE 162°2,030 m10.6 mi
Goat PeakWNW 303°2,024 m13.9 mi
Porcupine MountainS 184°1,989 m3.3 mi
Oak HillE 84°1,944 m17.2 mi
Little MesaSSE 163°1,922 m13.7 mi
Mud Tanks MesaE 100°1,905 m14.1 mi
Sycamore ButtesESE 102°1,879 m12.9 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Cliffs: 16
Historic sites: 9
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:40
June solstice05:1619:0719:44
September equinox06:1617:5318:26
December solstice07:3116:4317:22

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434753606876828174635042
Precip in1.41.31.10.50.40.21.52.11.51.00.71.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montezuma Castle NM, 7 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs5909031,16944811269.9107180191165208321

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Verde River Near Camp Verde, AZ, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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