Deer Head Spring
Deer Head Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 2,188 m. Mica Mountain stands 2,627 m to the north-northwest, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Reef Rock, a peak 0.9 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
How to reach it
- 13.2 mi off the Sky Island Scenic Byway, National
- 16.1 mi off the Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Molino Canyon Vista · 13 mi
- Babad Do'ag Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Thimble Mountain Vista · 16 mi
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Reef Rock: 0.9 mi
- Man Head: 1.0 mi
- Duckbill: 1.1 mi
- Mica Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Spud Rock: 1.8 mi
- Turkey Spring: 1.4 mi
- Arts Spring: 1.7 mi
- Turkey Spring: 1.8 mi
- Italian Spring: 2.1 mi
- Upper Spring: 2.3 mi
- Chimenea Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- La Sevilla Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- El Bosquecito Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Roy P Drachman - Agua Caliente Regional Park: 13.1 mi
- Sierra Morado Community Center: 14.1 mi
- El Sereno Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Rancho Agua Verde: 10.9 mi
- Poteet Property: 10.9 mi
- McKenzie Ranch Trails Park: 12.4 mi
- Rocking K: 12.9 mi
- Desert Plants Garden: 12.1 mi
- Cactus and Succulent Garden: 22.3 mi
- Word Garden: 22.3 mi
- Xeriscape Garden: 22.3 mi
- Horticultural Therapy Beds: 22.3 mi
- Foutain of Youth: 13.1 mi
- Moments To Remember: 18.6 mi
- McT-Rex: 19.0 mi
- Butterfly Project Installation: 22.4 mi
- Organ Pipe Cactus: 22.4 mi
- Ciénega Bridge: 14.1 mi
- Anthony's: 15.6 mi
- Tall Wall: 17.6 mi
- Incinerated Ridge: 17.6 mi
- OV 10 Bronco: 20.0 mi
- Donovan's Camp: 12.6 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 14.3 mi
- OF Parker Ranch: 14.6 mi
- Titan II Missile Base #04: 15.8 mi
- Airmen Memorial Bridge: 18.4 mi
- Tucson Desert Art Museum: 18.6 mi
- Tucson Military Vehicle Museum: 19.8 mi
- Pima Air & Space Museum: 20.0 mi
- 390th Memorial Museum: 20.2 mi
- The Mini Time Machine Museum: 21.9 mi
- Chiva Falls: 5.6 mi
- Bridal Wreath Falls: 7.3 mi
- Ernie's Falls: 7.7 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 8.3 mi
- Seven Catarcts: 16.2 mi
- Lower Bear Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Overlook Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Sykes Knob Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Marshall Gulch Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Cascabel: 10.9 mi
- Pantano: 14.1 mi
- Tres Alamos: 14.4 mi
- Redington: 15.9 mi
- Total Wreck: 21.3 mi
- Sun Spot: 13.5 mi
- Alcatraz: 14.7 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 14.7 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 14.7 mi
- Charlie Dike: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Deer Head Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mica Mountain | NNW 331° | 2,627 m | 1.6 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | NW 324° | 2,606.6 m | 18.4 mi |
| Rincon Peak | S 176° | 2,585 m | 5.5 mi |
| Kellogg Mountain | NW 325° | 2,561.41 m | 18.2 mi |
| Duckbill | NW 305° | 2,559 m | 1.1 mi |
| Spud Rock | NW 318° | 2,553 m | 1.8 mi |
| Man Head | NW 308° | 2,550 m | 1.0 mi |
| Reef Rock | NNW 342° | 2,519 m | 0.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 18:02 | 18:34 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| September equinox | 06:11 | 17:48 | 18:20 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:45 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cascabel, 12 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Mar, Aug — fullest in Feb, leanest in Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 12.8 | 13.3 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 8.6 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 5.9 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Rincon Creek Near Tucson, Az., 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Inside the official boundary of Saguaro National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Aug and Jul; busiest: Mar.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
- Greater Short-horned Lizard41 obs
- fishhook barrel cactus25 obs
- Santa Rita Hedgehog Cactus21 obs
- Apache lobelia11 obs
- Wild Turkey10 obs
- Arizona Black Rattlesnake10 obs
- spotted coralroot10 obs
- Southwestern Dwarf-Mistletoe10 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2006096750
Day trips start here
- Saguaro National Park · 4 mi
- Benson · 20 mi
- Tucson · 22 mi
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