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Paradise Spring

Paradise Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Paradise Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 2,164 m. Humphreys Peak stands 3,851 m to the north-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Paradise Hills Park, a park 0.6 miles away. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 3.2 miles off.

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Coordinates35.23202, -111.62508

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Devils Head: 1.1 mi
  • McMillan Mesa: 1.1 mi
  • TV Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Elden Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Dry Lake Hills: 2.5 mi
Springs
  • Elden Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Oak Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Chimney Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Little Elden Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Orion Spring: 4.1 mi
Parks: 43
Artworks: 30
Attractions: 15
Museums: 13
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 11
  • Maricopa Ramada: 7.2 mi
  • Cochise Ramada: 7.3 mi
  • Navajo Ramada: 7.3 mi
  • Yavapai Ramada: 7.4 mi
  • Lake Mary Boat Landin: 12.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 7
  • Juniper Street Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • The Forest Garden: 3.2 mi
  • The Pond and Wetland Garden: 3.2 mi
  • The Lizard Garden: 3.2 mi
  • The Wildflower Garden: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 7
Rest areas: 2
  • Parks Rest Area: 13.8 mi
  • Parks Rest Area: 14.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Sycamore Falls: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Paradise Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Humphreys PeakNNW 339°3,850.77 m8.4 mi
Agassiz PeakNNW 335°3,766 m7.1 mi
Fremont PeakNNW 342°3,648 m6.6 mi
Aubineau PeakNNW 347°3,608 m8.7 mi
Rees PeakN 350°3,497 m8.7 mi
Doyle PeakN 350°3,493 m6.9 mi
Schultz PeakN 356°3,074 m5.8 mi
Elden MountainENE 68°2,834 m1.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3118:0518:39
June solstice05:1319:0719:45
September equinox06:1517:5118:25
December solstice07:3216:4017:19

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313338445161676558483830
Precip in2.12.21.90.90.80.32.63.01.81.51.61.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flagstaff AP, 7 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Gambel Oak90 obs
  • Baker Kingcup Cactus88 obs
  • Greater Short-horned Lizard77 obs
  • Arizona mariposa lily57 obs
  • Plateau Fence Lizard56 obs
  • great mullein54 obs
  • Southwestern Ponderosa Pine53 obs
  • horsetail milkweed52 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2006091754

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