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Picnic Spring

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Elevation, modelled
916 m
Tallest summit within 15.5 miles
Pine Mountain2,073 m · 9.8 mi
Sunset, June solstice
19:43local time
Coordinates
34.1613, -111.8328
Picnic Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Picnic Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 916 m. Pine Mountain stands 2,073 m to the north-northeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is LX Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Picnic Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNNE 16°2,073 m9.8 mi
Tule MesaN 4°2,030 m14.5 mi
Little MesaN 9°1,922 m11.6 mi
Yellow Jacket MesaNNE 16°1,845 m8.3 mi
IM PeakNNW 345°1,817 m8.3 mi
Willow Spring MountainWSW 237°1,792 m10.4 mi
Benchmark MountainSW 231°1,777 m11.5 mi
Turret PeakNNW 343°1,766 m6.3 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 7
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 1
Historic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Museums: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:39
June solstice05:1719:0619:43
September equinox06:1617:5318:26
December solstice07:3016:4417:22

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475055616979858477665445
Precip in2.02.31.90.80.50.12.12.91.41.11.11.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Childs, 15 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs39.438.537.67.00.40.11.13.52.25.26.320.1

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Wet Bottom Creek Near Childs, AZ, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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