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Owl Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,734 m
Tallest summit within 23.8 miles
McKays Peak2,791 m · 22.1 mi
Nearest byway
White River Scenic Road14.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:36local time
Coordinates
33.9481, -110.1831
Owl Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Owl Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,734 m. McKays Peak stands 2,791 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Salt Springs, a spring 1.1 miles away. White River Scenic Road passes 14 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Owl Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McKays PeakE 85°2,791 m22.1 mi
Pistol ButteE 89°2,540 m23.6 mi
Haystack MountainENE 65°2,445 m23.4 mi
Horse MesaE 98°2,404 m21.5 mi
Blue MountainENE 68°2,370 m23.5 mi
Tsay O Ah ButteE 97°2,363 m21.2 mi
Little BrushyENE 58°2,360 m23.8 mi
Little Haystack MountainENE 63°2,357 m22.9 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2518:0018:33
June solstice05:1118:5919:36
September equinox06:1017:4618:19
December solstice07:2316:3817:16

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333541475564676661514132
Precip in2.32.22.00.90.80.63.44.02.01.71.72.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pinetop 2E, 19 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs72.495.211033.013.58.011.419.89.718.815.750.1

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Carrizo Creek Near Show Low, Az., 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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