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Lower Mule Creek Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,573 m
Tallest summit within 18.4 miles
Mount Union2,427 m · 6.7 mi
Nearest byway
Mingus Mountain Scenic Road21.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:45local time
Coordinates
34.3717, -112.2990
Lower Mule Creek Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Lower Mule Creek Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,573 m. Mount Union stands 2,427 m to the west-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Chalk Spring, a spring 1.3 miles away. Mingus Mountain Scenic Road passes 22 miles off.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount UnionWNW 297°2,427 m6.7 mi
Mount DavisWNW 304°2,407 m6.7 mi
Mount TritleWNW 291°2,368 m8.8 mi
Moscow PeakWNW 291°2,343 m5.9 mi
Spruce MountainNW 317°2,336 m8.7 mi
Towers MountainSSW 203°2,324 m10.3 mi
Lookout MountainWNW 284°2,291 m8.6 mi
Maverick MountainWNW 292°2,267 m10.8 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
Historic sites: 10
Ghost towns: 9
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3418:0818:41
June solstice05:1819:0819:45
September equinox06:1817:5418:27
December solstice07:3216:4517:24

Local time (America/Phoenix).

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464853586676818074645346
Precip in1.71.91.40.40.40.12.02.11.61.11.01.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cordes, 9 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs6.69.08.63.32.61.56.96.04.23.53.04.5

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

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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