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Head Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,767 m
Tallest summit within 20.2 miles
Baldy Peak3,477 m · 14.7 mi
Nearest byway
White Mountain Scenic Road0.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:33local time
Coordinates
34.0204, -109.3465
Head Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Head Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 2,767 m. Baldy Peak stands 3,477 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hay Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. White Mountain Scenic Road passes 0.7 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Head Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldy PeakWSW 238°3,477 m14.7 mi
Mount OrdWSW 249°3,459 m15.9 mi
Paradise ButteWSW 243°3,398 m16.7 mi
Mount ThomasWSW 238°3,372 m14.0 mi
Mount WarrenWSW 242°3,359 m15.2 mi
Escudilla MountainESE 109°3,326 m13.4 mi
Escudilla LookoutESE 111°3,315 m13.8 mi
Sunrise PeakWSW 250°3,243 m13.0 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2217:5618:29
June solstice05:0718:5619:33
September equinox06:0617:4318:16
December solstice07:2016:3417:13

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283036415058616055463628
Precip in1.21.30.90.50.70.54.14.82.41.31.10.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greer, 6 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jun — fullest in Apr, leanest in Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs4.75.912.336.834.319.511.113.09.64.94.04.7

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Little Colorado River AT Greer, AZ, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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