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Joe Best Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,485 m
Tallest summit within 18.7 miles
Mingus Mountain2,355 m · 18.0 mi
Nearest byway
Dry Creek Scenic Road16.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:44local time
Coordinates
34.4810, -111.9455
Joe Best Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Joe Best Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,485 m. Mingus Mountain stands 2,355 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilson Spring, a spring 1.4 miles away. Dry Creek Scenic Road passes 17 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Joe Best Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mingus MountainNW 325°2,355 m18.0 mi
Kendall PeakNW 316°2,140 m16.7 mi
Pine MountainSE 144°2,073 m15.6 mi
Tule MesaSE 135°2,030 m10.7 mi
Goat PeakNW 323°2,024 m12.5 mi
Porcupine MountainESE 101°1,989 m4.1 mi
Little MesaSE 142°1,922 m13.4 mi
Mud Tanks MesaE 90°1,905 m18.1 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
Cliffs: 11
Historic sites: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Artworks: 2
Nature reserves: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0718:40
June solstice05:1619:0719:44
September equinox06:1717:5318:26
December solstice07:3116:4317:22

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434753606876828174635042
Precip in1.41.31.10.50.40.21.52.11.51.00.71.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montezuma Castle NM, 11 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs5909031,16944811269.9107180191165208321

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Verde River Near Camp Verde, AZ, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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