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Head of Aspen Creek Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,037 m
Tallest summit within 16.0 miles
Mount Union2,427 m · 9.8 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 6649.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:47local time
Coordinates
34.4986, -112.5430
Head of Aspen Creek Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Head of Aspen Creek Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 2,037 m. Mount Union stands 2,427 m to the southeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Pigeon Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 50 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Head of Aspen Creek Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount UnionSE 126°2,427 m9.8 mi
Mount DavisESE 121°2,407 m9.7 mi
Mount TritleSE 135°2,368 m8.0 mi
Moscow PeakSE 128°2,343 m10.7 mi
Spruce MountainESE 107°2,336 m8.3 mi
Granite BenchmarkN 357°2,325 m9.6 mi
Lookout MountainSE 140°2,291 m8.6 mi
Maverick MountainSE 141°2,267 m6.2 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 42
Historic sites: 31
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 2
Waterfalls: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3518:0918:42
June solstice05:1919:0919:47
September equinox06:1917:5518:28
December solstice07:3416:4617:24

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, 8 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, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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