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Lower Cottonwood Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,269 m
Tallest summit within 19.4 miles
Mitchell Peak2,388 m · 8.5 mi
Nearest byway
Coronado Trail Scenic Byway6.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:31local time
Coordinates
33.1424, -109.4824
Lower Cottonwood Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Lower Cottonwood Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,269 m. Mitchell Peak stands 2,388 m to the northeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cottonwood Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Lower Cottonwood Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mitchell PeakNE 51°2,388 m8.5 mi
Grey PeakNE 35°2,277 m7.4 mi
Enebro MountainENE 67°2,262 m5.7 mi
Coronado MountainE 101°2,253 m4.7 mi
Bryce MountainSW 233°2,219 m13.9 mi
Pinal PointENE 69°2,209 m7.2 mi
Pipestem MountainNNE 31°2,197 m18.1 mi
Painted BluffsENE 64°2,187 m4.6 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Hot springs: 1
Artworks: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2217:5718:30
June solstice05:1018:5419:31
September equinox06:0717:4318:16
December solstice07:1816:3817:16

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485359667484878579695647
Precip in1.31.50.90.50.50.43.13.31.71.41.31.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clifton, 12 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs14311595.948.531.825.435.351.835.249.834.566.5

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Eagle Creek Above Pumping Plant, Near Morenci, Az., 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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