Mud Spring
Mud Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 999 m. Mount Tipton stands 2,177 m to the southeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Sacaton Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 29 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 29.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
100 named places within 25 miles
- Sacaton Spring: 1.0 mi
- Alta Spring: 2.4 mi
- Mountain Spring: 2.5 mi
- Dolan Springs: 2.9 mi
- Dolan Springs: 2.9 mi
- Mount Tipton: 7.5 mi
- Calico Peak: 11.8 mi
- Mount Perkins: 11.9 mi
- Table Mountain: 12.2 mi
- Packsaddle Mountain: 12.4 mi
- Kemple Camp & Millsite: 9.2 mi
- Ghost Town of White Hills: 11.9 mi
- Chloride: 14.2 mi
- Chloride: 14.4 mi
- Mineral Park: 20.0 mi
- White Hills: 10.8 mi
- Santa Claus: 18.9 mi
- Cerbat: 22.6 mi
- Quartette: 23.1 mi
- Chloride Community Park: 14.3 mi
- Chalk Cliffs: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mud Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tipton | SE 126° | 2,177 m | 7.5 mi |
| Cherum Peak | SSE 147° | 2,127 m | 16.8 mi |
| Iron Mountain | NE 43° | 1,956 m | 23.3 mi |
| Packsaddle Mountain | SE 142° | 1,955 m | 12.4 mi |
| Garnet Mountain | NE 46° | 1,951 m | 20.1 mi |
| Stockton Hill | SSE 151° | 1,808 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mount Perkins | W 259° | 1,660 m | 11.9 mi |
| Silver Mountain | SSE 153° | 1,613 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:02 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:49 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 82 | 92 | 97 | 96 | 88 | 76 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willow Beach, 27 mi away.
- Eastern Joshua tree6 obs
- Buckhorn Cholla4 obs
- Cactus Wren3 obs
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker3 obs
- White-crowned Sparrow2 obs
- Zone-tailed Hawk1 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk1 obs
- Anna's Hummingbird1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2006091421
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