- Elevation, modelled
- 1,490 m
- Tallest summit within 20.8 miles
- Rose Peak2,677 m · 13.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Coronado Trail Scenic Byway5.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:31local time
- Coordinates
- 33.2737, -109.4791
Cottonwood Spring Number 3 is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,490 m. Rose Peak stands 2,677 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunflower Mesa, a peak 0.7 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Cottonwood Spring Number 3. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Peak | NNE 29° | 2,677 m | 13.1 mi |
| Telephone Mesa | NNE 27° | 2,562 m | 13.9 mi |
| Red Mountain | NE 43° | 2,489 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mitchell Peak | ESE 120° | 2,388 m | 7.4 mi |
| Willow Mountain | NNW 333° | 2,379 m | 14.6 mi |
| Grey Peak | SE 127° | 2,277 m | 5.1 mi |
| Enebro Mountain | SE 144° | 2,262 m | 8.5 mi |
| Coronado Mountain | SSE 156° | 2,253 m | 10.9 mi |
- 5.8 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic BywayNational
- 21.5 mi off the Black Hills Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chase Creek Overlook Observation Site · 10 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook Observation Site · 12 mi
- Blue Vista Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunflower Mesa: 0.7 mi
- Table Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Grey Peak: 5.1 mi
- N O Bar Mesa: 6.3 mi
- Elevator Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Cottonwood Spring Number 2: 2.2 mi
- Whitethorn Spring: 4.0 mi
- Butcher Knife Spring: 4.1 mi
- Lower Butcherknife Spring: 4.4 mi
- Deerhead Spring: 4.5 mi
- Upper Juan Miller Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Granville Recreation Area: 8.1 mi
- Degrazia Park: 17.5 mi
- County Ball fields: 18.6 mi
- Sumitomo Park: 18.7 mi
- HL Saddle Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- H L Saddle Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Sardine Saddle Family Picnic: 7.4 mi
- Sardine Saddle Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Cherry Lodge Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Final Point: 9.2 mi
- Evans Point: 15.2 mi
- Nantac Rim: 18.5 mi
- Baldy Bill Point: 19.8 mi
- Turtle Rock: 22.7 mi
- Sardine Falls: 13.0 mi
- Chitty Falls: 18.9 mi
- Stargo: 15.8 mi
- Greenlee County Historical: 18.1 mi
- Shovel: 18.3 mi
- Morenci Southern Railway: 20.8 mi
- Gillard Hot Spring: 22.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:22 | 17:57 | 18:30 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| September equinox | 06:07 | 17:43 | 18:16 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:37 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 84 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 56 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clifton, 18 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Jan, Mar–Apr, Aug — fullest in Mar, leanest in Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 46.2 | 29.3 | 50.1 | 30.7 | 21.2 | 19.2 | 23.5 | 39.5 | 25.8 | 21.2 | 19.0 | 35.9 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Eagle Creek NR Double Circle Ranch, NR Morenci, AZ, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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