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Grindstone Spring

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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, seen from above at true elevation

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount UnionSE 126°2,427 m15.2 mi
Mount DavisESE 123°2,407 m15.1 mi
Mount TritleSE 131°2,368 m13.4 mi
Moscow PeakSE 127°2,343 m16.1 mi
Spruce MountainESE 114°2,336 m13.6 mi
Granite BenchmarkNNE 31°2,325 m7.5 mi
Lookout MountainSE 134°2,291 m14.0 mi
Maverick MountainSE 134°2,267 m11.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 26
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3518:0918:43
June solstice05:1919:1019:47
September equinox06:1917:5618:29
December solstice07:3416:4617:25

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384146536170757467574638
Precip in1.51.81.50.60.50.22.72.81.61.00.91.5

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs13.017.920.33.30.80.33.66.23.71.52.05.5

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Granite Creek AT Prescott, AZ, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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