- Elevation, modelled
- 1,830 m
- Tallest summit within 17.5 miles
- Mount Union2,427 m · 4.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Mingus Mountain Scenic Road23.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:46local time
- Coordinates
- 34.4198, -112.4865
Independent Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,830 m. Mount Union stands 2,427 m to the east, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Maverick Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Mingus Mountain Scenic Road passes 24 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Independent Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Union | E 94° | 2,427 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Davis | E 85° | 2,407 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Tritle | E 95° | 2,368 m | 2.5 mi |
| Moscow Peak | ESE 103° | 2,343 m | 5.3 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | ENE 58° | 2,336 m | 5.6 mi |
| Granite Benchmark | NNW 346° | 2,325 m | 15.5 mi |
| Towers Mountain | SSE 152° | 2,324 m | 14.5 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | ESE 117° | 2,291 m | 2.6 mi |
- 23.9 mi off the Mingus Mountain Scenic Road
- 55.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Named places within 25 miles
- Maverick Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Mount Tritle: 2.5 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Quartz Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Top of Pines: 4.5 mi
- Dosoris Spring: 1.1 mi
- Scotty Spring: 1.6 mi
- Payoff Spring: 1.8 mi
- Lone Pine Spring: 2.2 mi
- Lookout Mountain Spring: 2.3 mi
- Mount Union Recreational Area: 4.8 mi
- Mount Union Family Picnic Ground: 4.8 mi
- Goldwater Lake Park: 5.8 mi
- Jefferson Park: 7.9 mi
- Acker Park: 8.1 mi
- Bicentennial Tree: 8.3 mi
- Statehood Tree: 8.4 mi
- Yavapai County Service Flag: 8.5 mi
- Hotel St. Michael: 8.5 mi
- Captain William O’Neill: 8.5 mi
- Catoctin: 2.5 mi
- Alexandra: 14.9 mi
- Bradshaw City: 17.1 mi
- Cleator: 17.4 mi
- Cordes: 19.9 mi
- Cowboy at Rest: 8.4 mi
- Upper Granite Creek Watershed: 8.6 mi
- Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 13.6 mi
- Campus Miniature Model: 13.7 mi
- Lockheed F-104 Starfighter 811: 13.8 mi
- Whiskey Row: 8.4 mi
- Lynx Creek Gold Pan Day Use Area: 9.5 mi
- Granite Dells: 12.5 mi
- Freedom Station Family Fun Center: 14.3 mi
- That Seventies Store: 14.6 mi
- Sharlot Hall Museum: 8.4 mi
- Museum of Indigenous People: 8.7 mi
- Highlands Center for Natural History: 9.0 mi
- Fort Whipple Museum: 9.4 mi
- Phippen Museum of Western Art: 14.5 mi
- Watson Wood Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Granite Mountain Peregrine Closure: 15.1 mi
- Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park: 22.0 mi
- Co-creation Garden: 8.7 mi
- Healing Garden: 8.7 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| September equinox | 06:19 | 17:55 | 18:28 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:46 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prescott, 11 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Mar — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 13.0 | 17.9 | 20.3 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Granite Creek AT Prescott, AZ, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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