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Government Spring

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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, seen from above at true elevation

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainSSE 151°2,073 m7.3 mi
Tule MesaESE 123°2,030 m2.4 mi
Porcupine MountainNNW 345°1,989 m5.7 mi
Little MesaSSE 147°1,922 m5.1 mi
Mud Tanks MesaENE 63°1,905 m14.1 mi
Sycamore ButtesENE 62°1,879 m12.9 mi
Bald HillNW 310°1,854 m7.0 mi
Yellow Jacket MesaSSE 157°1,845 m8.5 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 16
Historic sites: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Gardens: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:39
June solstice05:1619:0619:44
September equinox06:1617:5318:26
December solstice07:3116:4317:22

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475055616979858477665445
Precip in2.02.31.90.80.50.12.12.91.41.11.11.8

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs5909031,16944811269.9107180191165208321

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.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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