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Magazine Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,220 m
Tallest summit within 15.6 miles
Willow Spring Mountain1,792 m · 7.7 mi
Sunset, June solstice
19:43local time
Coordinates
34.0080, -111.8827
Magazine Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Magazine Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,220 m. Willow Spring Mountain stands 1,792 m to the northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Magazine Mesa, a peak 0.5 miles away.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Magazine Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Willow Spring MountainNW 310°1,792 m7.7 mi
Benchmark MountainWNW 299°1,777 m6.9 mi
West Cedar MountainNNE 26°1,672 m8.2 mi
East Cedar MountainNE 41°1,661 m8.4 mi
Blackjack PointN 8°1,634 m2.7 mi
Brooklyn PeakNNW 341°1,633 m10.8 mi
Rover PeakENE 72°1,590 m2.9 mi
Humboldt MountainESE 111°1,566 m5.2 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Gardens: 3
Historic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0718:40
June solstice05:1719:0619:43
September equinox06:1617:5318:26
December solstice07:3016:4517:23

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535661677685908984736253
Precip in1.81.61.60.50.20.11.31.31.21.00.81.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carefree, 13 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs20.914.511.81.80.50.21.02.52.01.52.06.3

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Cave Creek Blw Cottonwood CR Near Cave Creek, Az., 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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