- Elevation, modelled
- 2,601 m
- Tallest summit within 18.9 miles
- Baldy Peak3,477 m · 8.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- White Mountain Scenic Roadon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:33local time
- Coordinates
- 33.9926, -109.4658
Government Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 2,601 m. Baldy Peak stands 3,477 m to the southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Amberon Point, a cliff 0.4 miles away. White Mountain Scenic Road runs past it.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Government Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Peak | SW 223° | 3,477 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Ord | WSW 245° | 3,459 m | 8.8 mi |
| Paradise Butte | SW 234° | 3,398 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Thomas | SW 222° | 3,372 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Warren | SW 232° | 3,359 m | 8.4 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | WSW 244° | 3,243 m | 5.9 mi |
| Diamond Butte | WSW 238° | 3,234 m | 11.8 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | WSW 247° | 3,155 m | 10.8 mi |
- On the White Mountain Scenic Road
- 14.2 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic BywayNational
- 24.9 mi off the White River Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Boardshack Spring: 1.7 mi
- Butler Canyon Trail Spring: 1.7 mi
- Day Spring: 1.8 mi
- House Corral Spring: 1.9 mi
- Developed Spring: 2.0 mi
- Boardshack Knoll: 2.1 mi
- Sizer Knoll: 2.5 mi
- Pool Knoll: 3.1 mi
- Slide Hill: 3.6 mi
- Pole Knoll: 4.4 mi
- Sunrise Park: 5.1 mi
- Paradise Park Youth Camp: 12.4 mi
- Diamond Creek Campsite Number Four: 14.6 mi
- Shush Bezahze Campgrounds: 15.4 mi
- Williams Creek National Fish Hatchery: 20.0 mi
- Amberon Point: 0.4 mi
- Point of the Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 22.5 mi
- Butterfly Lodge Museum: 2.0 mi
- Casa Malpais Archaeological Park & Museum: 14.3 mi
- Public Viewing Area: 13.2 mi
- Bog Tank Picnic Ground: 15.4 mi
- Madonna of the Trail: 14.2 mi
- Naegle Ranch: 20.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:22 | 17:57 | 18:30 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| September equinox | 06:07 | 17:43 | 18:16 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:35 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 36 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 61 | 60 | 55 | 46 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greer, 2 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jun — fullest in Apr, leanest in Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 4.7 | 5.9 | 12.3 | 36.8 | 34.3 | 19.5 | 11.1 | 13.0 | 9.6 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Little Colorado River AT Greer, AZ, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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