- Elevation, modelled
- 2,404 m
- Tallest summit within 15.7 miles
- Mount Lemmon2,794 m · 1.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Sky Island Scenic Byway0.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:34local time
- Coordinates
- 32.4314, -110.7657
Mint Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 2,404 m. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the west-northwest, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Busch Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Mint Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lemmon | WNW 299° | 2,794 m | 1.6 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | ESE 110° | 2,606.6 m | 3.2 mi |
| Kellogg Mountain | ESE 110° | 2,561.41 m | 3.5 mi |
| Marshall Peak | SSW 192° | 2,530 m | 0.5 mi |
| Spencer Peak | ESE 120° | 2,493 m | 1.5 mi |
| Leopold Point | ESE 111° | 2,460 m | 4.3 mi |
| Syke Knob | E 87° | 2,426 m | 0.9 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | SW 235° | 2,425.64 m | 5.5 mi |
- 0.6 mi off the Sky Island Scenic BywayNational
- 29.4 mi off the Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- San Pedro Vista · 5 mi
- Geology Vista · 5 mi
- Windy Point · 5 mi
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Busch Spring: 0.5 mi
- Huntsman Spring: 0.5 mi
- Pidgeon Spring: 1.1 mi
- Flicker Spring: 1.1 mi
- Annabel Spring: 1.2 mi
- Marshall Peak: 0.5 mi
- Syke Knob: 0.9 mi
- Spencer Peak: 1.5 mi
- Mount Lemmon: 1.6 mi
- Butterfly Peak: 2.1 mi
- Faul Preservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Butterfly Research Natural Area: 2.3 mi
- Santa Catalina Research Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Tucson Audubon Society: 7.9 mi
- Upper Cañada del Oro: 8.3 mi
- Bear Canyon Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- General Hitchcock Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Wes Miller Park: 9.6 mi
- Catalina Vista Recreation Center: 10.3 mi
- McDonald District Park: 10.4 mi
- Friends of Catalina State Park: 8.3 mi
- Artisan Center: 10.9 mi
- Foutain of Youth: 12.4 mi
- Dream It, Then Do It: 12.5 mi
- Soccer Ball: 12.6 mi
- Victor Romero Rose Garden: 12.6 mi
- Sin Agua Garden: 14.0 mi
- Desert Living Courtyard: 14.0 mi
- Children's Garden: 14.0 mi
- Meditation Garden: 14.0 mi
- Incinerated Ridge: 3.6 mi
- Tall Wall: 3.6 mi
- The Window: 6.6 mi
- Geology Wall: 14.0 mi
- Crested Saguaro: 14.1 mi
- Catalina Camp: 3.4 mi
- Southern Belle Mine: 8.5 mi
- Miner's Grave: 8.6 mi
- Catalina Mountain School: 9.5 mi
- OF Parker Ranch: 10.4 mi
- Degrazia Gallery in the Sun: 10.5 mi
- Tucson Desert Art Museum: 13.3 mi
- The Mini Time Machine Museum: 13.7 mi
- Children’s Museum Oro Valley: 14.0 mi
- motorcycle museum (under const.): 14.0 mi
- Marshall Gulch Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- Sykes Knob Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Loma Linda Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Lower Bear Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Seven Catarcts: 5.2 mi
- Seven Falls: 7.2 mi
- Walter's Cascade: 8.9 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 13.8 mi
- Ernie's Falls: 15.1 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 7.2 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 7.2 mi
- Alcatraz: 7.2 mi
- Sun Spot: 7.7 mi
- Honey Bee Canyon: 11.6 mi
- American Flag: 10.6 mi
- Redington: 15.9 mi
- Tiger: 19.7 mi
- Cascabel: 24.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:35 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| September equinox | 06:12 | 17:49 | 18:21 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:45 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 42 | 46 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 58 | 50 | 41 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Lemmon Willow Canyon, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Mar, Aug — fullest in Feb, leanest in Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 35.5 | 35.8 | 32.9 | 13.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 15.5 | 21.1 | 8.4 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 14.2 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Sabino Creek Near Tucson, AZ, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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