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Mint Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,608 m
Tallest summit within 17.9 miles
Mount Union2,427 m · 17.1 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 6640.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:47local time
Coordinates
34.6412, -112.5264
Mint Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Mint Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,608 m. Mount Union stands 2,427 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Granite Benchmark, a peak 1.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 40 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Mint Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount UnionSSE 156°2,427 m17.1 mi
Mount DavisSSE 154°2,407 m16.6 mi
Mount TritleSSE 163°2,368 m16.2 mi
Spruce MountainSSE 150°2,336 m14.2 mi
Granite BenchmarkW 262°2,325 m1.5 mi
Lookout MountainSSE 164°2,291 m17.1 mi
Maverick MountainSSE 169°2,267 m15.0 mi
Bald MountainSSE 147°2,221 m14.4 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Historic sites: 10
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3518:0918:42
June solstice05:1819:1019:47
September equinox06:1917:5518:28
December solstice07:3416:4517:24

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404248546272777569584739
Precip in1.21.31.00.50.50.31.92.51.30.80.71.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prescott Love FLD, 6 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs9.812.517.30.50.30.21.01.30.60.20.32.0

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Granite Creek Below Watson Lake Near Prescott, AZ, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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