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Pit Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,813 m
Tallest summit within 17.8 miles
Baldy Peak3,477 m · 6.6 mi
Nearest byway
White Mountain Scenic Roadon it
Sunset, June solstice
19:33local time
Coordinates
33.9900, -109.5083
Pit Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Pit Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 2,813 m. Baldy Peak stands 3,477 m to the south-southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Boardshack Knoll, a peak 0.6 miles away. White Mountain Scenic Road runs past it.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Pit Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldy PeakSSW 208°3,477 m6.6 mi
Mount OrdWSW 237°3,459 m6.6 mi
Paradise ButteSW 225°3,398 m7.9 mi
Mount ThomasSSW 206°3,372 m5.9 mi
Mount WarrenSW 220°3,359 m6.5 mi
Sunrise PeakSW 231°3,243 m3.8 mi
Diamond ButteSW 232°3,234 m9.7 mi
Spruce MountainWSW 242°3,155 m8.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2317:5718:30
June solstice05:0818:5619:33
September equinox06:0717:4318:16
December solstice07:2016:3517:14

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272833394754585652433628
Precip in2.02.82.30.90.70.94.74.02.31.61.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunrise MTN, 3 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs4.75.912.336.834.319.511.113.09.64.94.04.7

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Little Colorado River AT Greer, AZ, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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