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Ida Peak Spring

Ida Peak Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Ida Peak Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 2,366 m. Chiricahua Peak stands 2,979 m to the south, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Seep, a spring 0.3 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
2366 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.92987, -109.30183

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Bear Seep: 0.3 mi
  • Pine Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Barfoot Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Iron Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Lower Rustler Spring: 2.2 mi
Peaks
  • Ida Peak: 0.4 mi
  • Cathedral Rocks: 0.9 mi
  • Barfoot Peak: 1.4 mi
  • Rattlesnake Peak: 1.6 mi
  • Buena Vista Peak: 1.9 mi
Historic sites: 20
Nature reserves: 15
Waterfalls: 11
  • Pine Canyon Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Sheila Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Upper East Turkey Creek Waterfall: 2.9 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Jhus Falls: 4.8 mi
Parks: 8
  • Pole Bridge Canyon Natural Area: 5.9 mi
  • Bird watching area: 6.5 mi
  • Pine Park: 6.7 mi
  • Bonita Park: 7.1 mi
  • Picket Park: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Wagon Wheel: 8.7 mi
  • Boat Minions: 11.3 mi
  • Motorcycle Minion: 11.3 mi
  • Gardening Minions: 11.3 mi
  • Tractor Minion: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 3
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • San Simon Rest Area: 24.5 mi
  • San Simon Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Ida Peak Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chiricahua PeakS 174°2,979 m5.8 mi
Fly PeakSSE 165°2,948.11 m4.1 mi
Aspen PeakSSE 169°2,941 m6.4 mi
Snowshed PeakSSE 162°2,936 m6.6 mi
Ward PeakS 170°2,918 m4.5 mi
Raspberry PeakS 181°2,871 m7.3 mi
Paint RockS 179°2,858 m6.7 mi
Riggs PeakSSE 161°2,837 m3.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2217:5718:29
June solstice05:1318:5119:27
September equinox06:0617:4318:15
December solstice07:1416:4117:18

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394349566372747166584840
Precip in1.11.30.90.30.30.63.63.41.81.01.11.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paradise, 5 mi away.

  • Yellow-eyed Junco129 obs
  • Yarrow's Spiny Lizard104 obs
  • Mexican Chickadee95 obs
  • Fly Agaric82 obs
  • Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper68 obs
  • Striped Plateau Lizard67 obs
  • White-tailed Deer66 obs
  • Mexican Fox Squirrel66 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2334873259

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