- Elevation, modelled
- 1,425 m
- Tallest summit within 16.5 miles
- Pine Mountain2,073 m · 7.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Red Rock Scenic Byway23.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:44local time
- Coordinates
- 34.3897, -111.8490
Government Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,425 m. Pine Mountain stands 2,073 m to the south-southeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Basin Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. Red Rock Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Government Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain | SSE 151° | 2,073 m | 7.3 mi |
| Tule Mesa | ESE 123° | 2,030 m | 2.4 mi |
| Porcupine Mountain | NNW 345° | 1,989 m | 5.7 mi |
| Little Mesa | SSE 147° | 1,922 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mud Tanks Mesa | ENE 63° | 1,905 m | 14.1 mi |
| Sycamore Buttes | ENE 62° | 1,879 m | 12.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | NW 310° | 1,854 m | 7.0 mi |
| Yellow Jacket Mesa | SSE 157° | 1,845 m | 8.5 mi |
- 23.6 mi off the Red Rock Scenic BywayNational
- 24.2 mi off the Dry Creek Scenic Road
- 24.5 mi off the Jerome, Clarkdale, and Cottonwood Historic Road
- 27.2 mi off the Mingus Mountain Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bell Rock Pathway / Vista · 28 mi
- Yavapai Vista · 29 mi
- Courthouse Vista · 29 mi
- 89A Scenic Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Basin Spring: 0.9 mi
- Red Bluff Spring: 1.4 mi
- Cedar Spring: 2.0 mi
- Horner Cabin Spring: 2.1 mi
- Tule Spring: 2.5 mi
- Horner Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Tule Mesa: 2.4 mi
- Table Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Marlow Mesa: 4.3 mi
- Arnold Mesa: 4.4 mi
- Verde Rim: 2.9 mi
- Eds Point: 12.6 mi
- Mogollon Rim: 15.4 mi
- Mogollon Rim: 17.2 mi
- Mogollon Rim: 17.3 mi
- Verde Scenic River Area: 6.0 mi
- Verde Wild River Area: 11.9 mi
- Rezzonico Family Park: 12.6 mi
- Minds Garden: 14.7 mi
- Henry Cordes Park: 16.0 mi
- 13 Mile General Crook Trail Marker: 12.5 mi
- Lazy T-7 Ranch: 17.3 mi
- Atkeson Pueblo: 20.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Ruin: 21.6 mi
- Ruin Hill: 22.2 mi
- Big Bug: 13.5 mi
- Cherry: 17.6 mi
- Cordes: 19.1 mi
- Bumble Bee: 21.7 mi
- Cleator: 23.2 mi
- Bull Pen Day Use Area: 13.2 mi
- Pueblo La Plata Interpretive Site: 14.0 mi
- That Seventies Store: 21.8 mi
- Montimer Farms: 24.2 mi
- McGuireville Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- McGuireville Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Sunset Point Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Fort Verde State Historic Park: 12.0 mi
- Pine-Strawberry Museum: 22.4 mi
- Plant Demonstration: 23.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
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 | 61 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 45 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Childs, 9 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Apr — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 590 | 903 | 1,169 | 448 | 112 | 69.9 | 107 | 180 | 191 | 165 | 208 | 321 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Verde River Near Camp Verde, AZ, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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