Dripping Springs
Dripping Springs is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 621 m. Mount Ajo stands 1,458 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinkley Peak, a peak 2.4 miles away. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
How to reach it
62 named places within 25 miles
- Pinkley Peak: 2.4 mi
- Cipriano Hills: 5.8 mi
- Gadsden Peak: 6.1 mi
- Levy Peak: 6.1 mi
- Bates Mountains: 6.8 mi
- Williams Spring: 9.0 mi
- Aguajita Spring: 9.1 mi
- Quitobaquito Springs: 9.2 mi
- Burro Spring: 9.2 mi
- Quitobaquito Springs: 9.3 mi
- Pinkley Peak Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Golden Bell Mine: 3.8 mi
- Bonita Well: 5.0 mi
- Senita Basin Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Diablo Canyon Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Organ Pipe Cactus Family Picnic Ground: 7.3 mi
- Boy Scout Campgrounds: 23.8 mi
- Gibson Neighborhood Park: 24.7 mi
- Bud Walker Park: 24.9 mi
- Bonita Well: 5.0 mi
- Ajo Window: 10.8 mi
- Cerro Blanco: 11.5 mi
- Allen: 17.7 mi
- Ajo Historical Society Museum: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dripping Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ajo | E 89° | 1,458 m | 11.8 mi |
| Diaz Spire | ESE 106° | 1,186 m | 13.5 mi |
| Montezumas Head | ENE 60° | 1,109 m | 12.6 mi |
| Diaz Peak | ESE 106° | 1,070 m | 14.1 mi |
| Tillotson Peak | E 89° | 983 m | 8.2 mi |
| Growler Mountains | NNW 332° | 973 m | 17.1 mi |
| Pinkley Peak | SE 124° | 959 m | 2.4 mi |
| Kino Peak | NNW 328° | 957 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:57 | 18:30 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:55 | 17:32 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 85 | 74 | 63 | 55 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Organ Pipe Cactus NM, 7 mi away.
- organ pipe cactus41 obs
- saguaro26 obs
- Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus18 obs
- jojoba14 obs
- Creosote Bush12 obs
- Chain-fruit Cholla11 obs
- Coulter's lupine10 obs
- purple owl's-clover9 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/2006087978
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