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Joes Spring

Joes Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Joes Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 2,474 m. Escudilla Mountain stands 3,326 m to the north-northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandy Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway runs past it.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.86260, -109.16181

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 7
Parks: 3
Museums: 2
  • Butterfly Lodge Museum: 19.7 mi
  • Casa Malpais Archaeological Park & Museum: 19.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Madonna of the Trail: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Public Viewing Area: 20.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Joes Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Escudilla MountainNNE 17°3,326 m6.8 mi
Escudilla LookoutNNE 21°3,315 m6.3 mi
Wahl KnollNW 305°2,967 m15.4 mi
Burro MountainWNW 282°2,952 m18.4 mi
Pat KnollNW 307°2,929 m11.8 mi
Noble MountainNW 325°2,919 m3.0 mi
Rudd KnollNW 305°2,918 m14.2 mi
South MountainS 187°2,899 m2.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2117:5618:29
June solstice05:0718:5519:31
September equinox06:0517:4218:15
December solstice07:1916:3417:12

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313338435058636156473831
Precip in1.31.10.90.50.70.83.94.32.31.61.21.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alpine, 1 mi away.

  • Wapiti10 obs
  • Scarlet Gilia6 obs
  • great mullein4 obs
  • manyflowered gromwell4 obs
  • Southwestern Ponderosa Pine4 obs
  • Rufous Hummingbird3 obs
  • Broad-tailed Hummingbird3 obs
  • Western Terrestrial Garter Snake3 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2006089968

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