- Elevation, modelled
- 2,831 m
- Tallest summit within 18.9 miles
- Baldy Peak3,477 m · 6.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- White Mountain Scenic Road1.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:33local time
- Coordinates
- 33.9470, -109.4631
Need Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 2,831 m. Baldy Peak stands 3,477 m to the west-southwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Trap Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. White Mountain Scenic Road passes 1.4 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Need Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Peak | WSW 244° | 3,477 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Ord | W 265° | 3,459 m | 8.2 mi |
| Paradise Butte | WSW 252° | 3,398 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Thomas | WSW 245° | 3,372 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Warren | WSW 253° | 3,359 m | 7.1 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | W 276° | 3,243 m | 5.5 mi |
| Diamond Butte | WSW 253° | 3,234 m | 10.6 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | W 264° | 3,155 m | 10.2 mi |
- 1.4 mi off the White Mountain Scenic Road
- 14.4 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic BywayNational
- 25.4 mi off the White River Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Trap Spring: 0.8 mi
- Double Spring: 1.0 mi
- Developed Spring: 1.2 mi
- Day Spring: 1.4 mi
- Coleman Spring: 1.4 mi
- Burro Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Pool Knoll: 2.2 mi
- Slide Hill: 3.8 mi
- S U Knolls: 4.0 mi
- Boardshack Knoll: 4.1 mi
- Sunrise Park: 6.5 mi
- Paradise Park Youth Camp: 13.1 mi
- Diamond Creek Campsite Number Four: 14.2 mi
- Shush Bezahze Campgrounds: 16.7 mi
- Williams Creek National Fish Hatchery: 21.1 mi
- Amberon Point: 3.3 mi
- Point of the Mountain: 10.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 19.4 mi
- Burke Point: 23.5 mi
- Butterfly Lodge Museum: 5.0 mi
- Casa Malpais Archaeological Park & Museum: 16.5 mi
- Public Viewing Area: 15.6 mi
- Bog Tank Picnic Ground: 16.7 mi
- Madonna of the Trail: 16.4 mi
- Naegle Ranch: 22.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:22 | 17:57 | 18:30 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| September equinox | 06:07 | 17:43 | 18:16 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:35 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 36 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 61 | 60 | 55 | 46 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greer, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jun — fullest in Apr, leanest in Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 4.7 | 5.9 | 12.3 | 36.8 | 34.3 | 19.5 | 11.1 | 13.0 | 9.6 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Little Colorado River AT Greer, AZ, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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