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Little Cottonwood Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,568 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Dean Peak2,420 m · 23.2 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 666.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:53local time
Coordinates
35.3430, -113.5644
Little Cottonwood Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Little Cottonwood Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,568 m. Dean Peak stands 2,420 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Slate Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.1 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Cottonwood Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dean PeakSW 228°2,420 m23.2 mi
Peacock PeakWSW 257°1,918 m12.0 mi
Laughing Jack ButteNNW 342°1,877 m13.8 mi
Indian HeadSSE 149°1,868 m21.2 mi
Cross MountainSE 125°1,839 m22.3 mi
Slate MountainSW 224°1,816 m1.9 mi
Tin MountainS 176°1,803 m11.4 mi
Snow MountainS 170°1,788 m19.8 mi

69 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 23
Attractions: 2
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:1318:46
June solstice05:2019:1519:53
September equinox06:2317:5918:33
December solstice07:4016:4717:26

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373944505867737266544437
Precip in1.41.91.30.70.20.12.42.41.31.50.91.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Diamond M RCH, 12 mi away.

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

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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