- Elevation, modelled
- 1,681 m
- Tallest summit within 17.1 miles
- Mount Union2,427 m · 15.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6647.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:47local time
- Coordinates
- 34.5443, -112.6211
Grindstone Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,681 m. Mount Union stands 2,427 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hackberry Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 47 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Grindstone Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Union | SE 126° | 2,427 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mount Davis | ESE 123° | 2,407 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Tritle | SE 131° | 2,368 m | 13.4 mi |
| Moscow Peak | SE 127° | 2,343 m | 16.1 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | ESE 114° | 2,336 m | 13.6 mi |
| Granite Benchmark | NNE 31° | 2,325 m | 7.5 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SE 134° | 2,291 m | 14.0 mi |
| Maverick Mountain | SE 134° | 2,267 m | 11.5 mi |
- 47.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 25.5 mi off the Mingus Mountain Scenic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Hackberry Spring: 0.7 mi
- Mule Camp Spring: 1.1 mi
- Iron Springs: 1.5 mi
- Woolsey Spring: 3.5 mi
- Buckman Flat Spring: 4.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 0.8 mi
- West Spruce Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Porter Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Williams Peak: 4.0 mi
- City Hill: 4.0 mi
- Thumb Butte Park: 5.8 mi
- Granite Basin Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Flinn Park: 7.4 mi
- Honor Island Park: 8.1 mi
- Badger Park: 8.2 mi
- Firefighters Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Hardyville Road Marker: 7.3 mi
- Granite Creek: 8.5 mi
- Pauline Weaver: 8.5 mi
- Hotel St. Michael: 8.6 mi
- Upper Granite Creek Watershed: 8.1 mi
- Cowboy at Rest: 8.6 mi
- Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 10.8 mi
- Campus Miniature Model: 10.9 mi
- Lockheed F-104 Starfighter 811: 10.9 mi
- Whiskey Row: 8.6 mi
- Granite Dells: 12.1 mi
- Lynx Creek Gold Pan Day Use Area: 13.5 mi
- Freedom Station Family Fun Center: 16.3 mi
- Montimer Farms: 21.8 mi
- Sharlot Hall Museum: 8.4 mi
- Museum of Indigenous People: 9.2 mi
- Fort Whipple Museum: 9.5 mi
- Phippen Museum of Western Art: 12.4 mi
- Highlands Center for Natural History: 13.1 mi
- Granite Mountain Peregrine Closure: 6.6 mi
- Watson Wood Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park: 24.7 mi
- Sycamore Rim: 14.9 mi
- Owl Rocks: 15.1 mi
- Promised Land: 22.3 mi
- Healing Garden: 8.2 mi
- Co-creation Garden: 8.2 mi
- Catoctin: 9.7 mi
- Jerome Junction: 20.0 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:10 | 19:47 |
| September equinox | 06:19 | 17:56 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prescott, 11 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Mar — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 13.0 | 17.9 | 20.3 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Granite Creek AT Prescott, AZ, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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