- Elevation, modelled
- 2,596 m
- Tallest summit within 20.6 miles
- Baldy Peak3,477 m · 16.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- White Mountain Scenic Road1.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:33local time
- Coordinates
- 34.0488, -109.3280
Point of Mountain Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 2,596 m. Baldy Peak stands 3,477 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Point of the Mountain, a cliff 0.2 miles away. White Mountain Scenic Road passes 1.1 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Point of Mountain Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Peak | SW 234° | 3,477 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Ord | WSW 244° | 3,459 m | 17.6 mi |
| Paradise Butte | WSW 239° | 3,398 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Thomas | SW 234° | 3,372 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mount Warren | WSW 238° | 3,359 m | 17.1 mi |
| Escudilla Mountain | ESE 119° | 3,326 m | 13.2 mi |
| Escudilla Lookout | ESE 121° | 3,315 m | 13.7 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | WSW 244° | 3,243 m | 14.7 mi |
- 1.1 mi off the White Mountain Scenic Road
- 5.7 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Rim Creek Spring: 0.6 mi
- Point of the Mountain Spring: 0.6 mi
- Little Valley Spring: 0.8 mi
- Eldeberry Spring: 1.7 mi
- Head Spring: 2.2 mi
- Saffell Knoll: 2.8 mi
- Milligan Knoll: 2.9 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Flat Top: 4.6 mi
- Wahl Knoll: 5.0 mi
- Sunrise Park: 13.3 mi
- Paradise Park Youth Camp: 20.5 mi
- Lyman Lake State Park: 21.9 mi
- Shush Bezahze Campgrounds: 22.7 mi
- Diamond Creek Campsite Number Four: 23.3 mi
- Point of the Mountain: 0.2 mi
- Amberon Point: 8.4 mi
- The Rincon: 23.1 mi
- Public Viewing Area: 5.8 mi
- Bog Tank Picnic Ground: 22.8 mi
- Casa Malpais Archaeological Park & Museum: 6.4 mi
- Butterfly Lodge Museum: 7.3 mi
- Madonna of the Trail: 6.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:22 | 17:56 | 18:29 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| September equinox | 06:06 | 17:43 | 18:16 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:34 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springerville, 6 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, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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