Lone Cottonwood Spring
Lone Cottonwood Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,871 m. Shonto Butte stands 2,047 m to the south-southwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lone Cottonwood Butte, a peak 0.4 miles away.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Lone Cottonwood Butte: 0.4 mi
- Bobcat Butte: 1.9 mi
- Saddle Butte: 2.3 mi
- Shonto Butte: 3.7 mi
- Hopi Buttes: 3.9 mi
- Tees Toh: 3.9 mi
- Clay Spring: 10.4 mi
- Na Ah Tee Canyon Spring: 11.4 mi
- Gopher Spring: 11.6 mi
- Doh Halian: 12.1 mi
- Eagle Nest Point: 7.3 mi
- Up Rock Point: 7.3 mi
- Crows Nest Point: 11.6 mi
- Elbow Point: 16.3 mi
- White Point: 20.5 mi
- Cedar Springs Trading Post: 1.3 mi
- Awatovi: 18.4 mi
- Little Painted Desert Country Park: 21.4 mi
- Little Painted Desert County Park: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Lone Cottonwood Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shonto Butte | SSW 206° | 2,047 m | 3.7 mi |
| Round Top | WSW 250° | 2,034 m | 7.2 mi |
| Egloffstein Butte | NNW 344° | 2,032 m | 7.8 mi |
| Hauke Mesa | NE 45° | 2,031 m | 4.3 mi |
| Horse Butte | NNE 19° | 2,030 m | 8.3 mi |
| Montezumas Chair | WSW 257° | 2,005 m | 8.0 mi |
| Lone Cottonwood Butte | SE 133° | 2,002 m | 0.4 mi |
| Stephen Butte | NE 43° | 2,000 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:26 | 18:00 | 18:34 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:03 | 19:41 |
| September equinox | 06:10 | 17:46 | 18:20 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:34 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keams Canyon, 26 mi away.
- Western Tiger Salamander1 obs
- Desert Blonde Tarantula1 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8165758184
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