- Elevation, modelled
- 1,162 m
- Tallest summit within 18.4 miles
- Mount Union2,427 m · 14.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Mingus Mountain Scenic Road25.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:45local time
- Coordinates
- 34.3101, -112.1894
Dripping Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,162 m. Mount Union stands 2,427 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cordes, a ghost town 1.4 miles away. Mingus Mountain Scenic Road passes 25 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Dripping Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Union | WNW 301° | 2,427 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Davis | NW 304° | 2,407 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mount Tritle | WNW 297° | 2,368 m | 16.2 mi |
| Moscow Peak | WNW 299° | 2,343 m | 13.4 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | NW 311° | 2,336 m | 16.2 mi |
| Towers Mountain | WSW 243° | 2,324 m | 11.5 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WNW 294° | 2,291 m | 16.0 mi |
| Maverick Mountain | WNW 297° | 2,267 m | 18.2 mi |
- 25.1 mi off the Mingus Mountain Scenic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Jubilee Spring: 2.4 mi
- Geary Spring: 4.1 mi
- Quail Spring: 4.3 mi
- Blanchard Spring: 4.3 mi
- Government Spring: 5.0 mi
- Cordes Peak: 2.4 mi
- Townsend Butte: 2.6 mi
- S A Hill: 4.7 mi
- Bland Hill: 6.3 mi
- Copper Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Henry Cordes Park: 4.2 mi
- Minds Garden: 5.6 mi
- Centennial Park: 6.5 mi
- Horsethief Basin Recreation Area: 10.9 mi
- Mount Union Family Picnic Ground: 14.2 mi
- Cordes: 1.4 mi
- Cleator: 3.3 mi
- Big Bug: 7.0 mi
- Alexandra: 7.5 mi
- Bumble Bee: 7.8 mi
- Prescott P: 21.0 mi
- Bicentennial Tree: 22.4 mi
- Yavapai County Service Flag: 22.6 mi
- Captain William O’Neill: 22.6 mi
- Statehood Tree: 22.6 mi
- That Seventies Store: 6.6 mi
- Pueblo La Plata Interpretive Site: 10.1 mi
- Montimer Farms: 15.4 mi
- Rock Shop: 18.2 mi
- Lynx Creek Gold Pan Day Use Area: 18.8 mi
- Highlands Center for Natural History: 18.8 mi
- Museum of Indigenous People: 22.3 mi
- Fort Whipple Museum: 22.6 mi
- Sharlot Hall Museum: 22.8 mi
- Policeman statue: 21.3 mi
- Native American statues: 21.4 mi
- Cowboy at Rest: 22.5 mi
- Upper Granite Creek Watershed: 23.1 mi
- Sunset Point: 9.2 mi
- Verde Rim: 22.0 mi
- White Bluffs: 23.5 mi
- Watson Wood Preserve: 22.9 mi
- New River Nature Reserve: 24.9 mi
- Co-creation Garden: 23.1 mi
- Healing Garden: 23.1 mi
- Sunset Point Rest Area: 9.2 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 19.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| September equinox | 06:18 | 17:54 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:45 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 66 | 76 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cordes, 1 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 | 34.3 | 56.2 | 45.6 | 15.4 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 10.2 | 26.2 | 14.2 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 23.5 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Agua Fria River Near Mayer, AZ, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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