- Elevation, modelled
- 1,199 m
- Tallest summit within 14.5 miles
- Willow Spring Mountain1,792 m · 12.9 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:42local time
- Coordinates
- 33.9222, -111.8650
Head of Cottonwood Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,199 m. Willow Spring Mountain stands 1,792 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Jack Springs, a spring 0.8 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Head of Cottonwood Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Spring Mountain | NNW 327° | 1,792 m | 12.9 mi |
| Benchmark Mountain | NW 323° | 1,777 m | 11.6 mi |
| West Cedar Mountain | N 11° | 1,672 m | 13.5 mi |
| East Cedar Mountain | NNE 20° | 1,661 m | 13.1 mi |
| Blackjack Point | N 356° | 1,634 m | 8.7 mi |
| Rover Peak | NNE 14° | 1,590 m | 7.0 mi |
| Humboldt Mountain | NE 43° | 1,566 m | 5.6 mi |
| Kentuck Mountain | E 97° | 1,527 m | 4.7 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
- Jack Springs: 0.8 mi
- North Bronco Spring: 1.1 mi
- Head of Rackensack Springs: 1.2 mi
- Blackberry Spring: 1.3 mi
- Arrastra Spring: 1.5 mi
- Quien Sabe Peak: 1.3 mi
- Bronco Butte: 1.5 mi
- Butte Peak: 1.8 mi
- Gold Hill: 2.3 mi
- Skull Mesa: 2.3 mi
- Bronco Trailhead: 2.7 mi
- Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area: 6.2 mi
- Gateway Desert Awareness Park: 7.3 mi
- Carefree Desert Gardens: 7.5 mi
- Gilbert Park: 7.8 mi
- Spur Cross Stables: 5.7 mi
- Brown's Ranch Interpretive Trail: 9.9 mi
- Archeology Notification: 10.4 mi
- Balanced Rock: 10.5 mi
- Bunny Rock: 11.0 mi
- Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area: 5.9 mi
- Jewel of the Creek Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Carefree Galloway Wash Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Coroline Bartol Preserve: 7.5 mi
- Black Mountain Summit Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Seven Springs: 2.9 mi
- S B Cove: 14.2 mi
- S B Cove: 14.6 mi
- Needle Rock Picnic: 15.5 mi
- Palo Verde Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- West Point: 10.8 mi
- The White Bluffs: 15.6 mi
- Sven Slab: 16.4 mi
- Morrells Wall: 16.7 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 17.0 mi
- Mountains and Rainbows: 18.9 mi
- Impulsion: 20.0 mi
- Our Lady of Lourdes & Saint Bernadette Grotto: 20.4 mi
- Paseo Highlands Agave Grotto: 21.9 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 22.3 mi
- Corral: 4.8 mi
- Anthem Veterans Memorial: 16.1 mi
- Foundation: 19.2 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Spire: 20.0 mi
- iron statue: 20.4 mi
- Cave Creek Museum: 8.0 mi
- Mercantile: 17.8 mi
- Pioneer Arizona History Museum: 17.8 mi
- Penske Racing Museum: 19.1 mi
- Sahuaro Central Museum: 22.7 mi
- Desert Defenders Native Seed Garden: 11.2 mi
- Xeric Garden: 11.2 mi
- Garden: 17.9 mi
- The Potted Plant Inc.: 20.3 mi
- Fountain Hills Community Garden: 23.6 mi
- Wranglers Roost: 14.2 mi
- Gillett: 18.4 mi
- Tip Top: 23.6 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 4.8 mi
- Sunset Point Rest Area: 23.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:45 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 56 | 61 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 73 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carefree, 8 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Mar — fullest in Jan, leanest in Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 20.9 | 14.5 | 11.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 6.3 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Cave Creek Blw Cottonwood CR Near Cave Creek, Az., 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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