- Elevation, modelled
- 1,221 m
- Tallest summit within 15.0 miles
- Willow Spring Mountain1,792 m · 14.0 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:42local time
- Coordinates
- 33.9052, -111.8614
Head of Rackensack Springs is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,221 m. Willow Spring Mountain stands 1,792 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is North Bronco Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Head of Rackensack Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Spring Mountain | NNW 329° | 1,792 m | 14.0 mi |
| Benchmark Mountain | NW 325° | 1,777 m | 12.7 mi |
| West Cedar Mountain | N 9° | 1,672 m | 14.7 mi |
| East Cedar Mountain | NNE 17° | 1,661 m | 14.2 mi |
| Blackjack Point | N 355° | 1,634 m | 9.9 mi |
| Rover Peak | N 11° | 1,590 m | 8.1 mi |
| Humboldt Mountain | NE 35° | 1,566 m | 6.4 mi |
| Kentuck Mountain | E 82° | 1,527 m | 4.5 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
- North Bronco Spring: 0.4 mi
- Jack Springs: 0.5 mi
- Rackensack Spring: 0.5 mi
- Arrastra Spring: 0.6 mi
- Blackberry Spring: 0.8 mi
- Butte Peak: 0.6 mi
- Bronco Butte: 0.8 mi
- Gold Hill: 1.1 mi
- Apache Peak: 1.9 mi
- Quien Sabe Peak: 2.4 mi
- Bronco Trailhead: 3.1 mi
- Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area: 6.1 mi
- Gateway Desert Awareness Park: 6.4 mi
- Carefree Desert Gardens: 6.6 mi
- Gilbert Park: 7.3 mi
- Spur Cross Stables: 5.4 mi
- Brown's Ranch Interpretive Trail: 8.7 mi
- Balanced Rock: 9.3 mi
- Bunny Rock: 9.8 mi
- Archeology Notification: 10.6 mi
- Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area: 5.8 mi
- Jewel of the Creek Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Carefree Galloway Wash Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Coroline Bartol Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Black Mountain Summit Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Seven Springs: 4.0 mi
- S B Cove: 13.6 mi
- S B Cove: 14.2 mi
- Needle Rock Picnic: 14.6 mi
- Palo Verde Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Corral: 4.9 mi
- Anthem Veterans Memorial: 16.1 mi
- Foundation: 18.0 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Spire: 18.8 mi
- iron statue: 19.5 mi
- Cave Creek Museum: 7.3 mi
- Mercantile: 17.5 mi
- Pioneer Arizona History Museum: 17.6 mi
- Penske Racing Museum: 18.0 mi
- Sahuaro Central Museum: 22.1 mi
- West Point: 11.3 mi
- Sven Slab: 15.2 mi
- Morrells Wall: 15.6 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 15.8 mi
- The White Bluffs: 16.4 mi
- Mountains and Rainbows: 17.8 mi
- Impulsion: 18.8 mi
- Our Lady of Lourdes & Saint Bernadette Grotto: 19.3 mi
- Paseo Highlands Agave Grotto: 21.2 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 21.2 mi
- Desert Defenders Native Seed Garden: 10.7 mi
- Xeric Garden: 10.7 mi
- Garden: 17.6 mi
- The Potted Plant Inc.: 19.2 mi
- Fountain Hills Community Garden: 22.5 mi
- Wranglers Roost: 14.5 mi
- Gillett: 19.0 mi
- Tip Top: 24.3 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
- Sunset Point Rest Area: 24.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:05 | 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, 7 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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