Prince Charming Spring
Prince Charming Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,244 m. Pinal Peak stands 2,389 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sycamore Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Gila-Pinal Scenic Road passes 3.4 miles off.
Prince Charming Spring runs most of the year, but it's flow slows significantly in the summer months.
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Gila-Pinal Scenic Road
- 9.3 mi off the From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road
- 20.0 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Roosevelt Diversion Dam · 13 mi
- Barrier-Free Lookout · 18 mi
- Weaver's Needle Lookout · 18 mi
- Observation Lookout · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sycamore Spring: 0.4 mi
- Willow Spring: 0.8 mi
- Skunk Spring: 1.0 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 1.4 mi
- Webster Spring: 1.8 mi
- Day Peaks: 0.6 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Camelback Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Sleeping Beauty Peak: 1.9 mi
- Webster Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Upland Sonoran Desert Natural Area: 17.5 mi
- South American Deserts Exhibit: 17.5 mi
- Queen Creek Riparian: 17.5 mi
- The Narrows: 17.5 mi
- Chihuahuan Desert Exhibit: 17.6 mi
- The Summit: 7.8 mi
- The Pond: 12.5 mi
- Strawberry Razzle Tea: 13.0 mi
- Holiday Blues: 13.0 mi
- Atlantis South Side: 13.0 mi
- Bullion Plaza Park: 3.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- The Hole: 3.4 mi
- Cobre Vilage Park: 5.9 mi
- Ryan Park: 7.3 mi
- Three Crosses: 3.3 mi
- "M" Hill: 3.3 mi
- Old Dominion Mine Park: 7.2 mi
- Celia Blaylock aka Mattie Earp Grave Site: 16.3 mi
- Quincho: 17.5 mi
- Gila Veterans Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Tony Ranch: 8.8 mi
- Doak: 11.9 mi
- Wood Camp Miner's Cabin: 12.2 mi
- Circlestone: 13.1 mi
- Kellner Group Picnic Site: 8.4 mi
- Captain Pass: 14.3 mi
- McMinnville Camp: 15.8 mi
- Boyce Thompson Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Cottonwood Cove Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Bellevue: 7.3 mi
- Pinal City: 17.0 mi
- Ray: 18.0 mi
- McMillenville: 19.8 mi
- Reymert: 22.2 mi
- S: 14.9 mi
- Woman from the Fields: 17.8 mi
- The Ring of Life: 17.8 mi
- Do You Hear What I Hear?: 17.9 mi
- Peaceful Little Ones: 18.0 mi
- Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum: 3.4 mi
- Gila County Historical Museum: 7.0 mi
- Buckhorn Beach: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Prince Charming Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinal Peak | SSE 153° | 2,389 m | 11.8 mi |
| Pinal Mountains | SSE 153° | 2,389 m | 11.8 mi |
| Signal Peak | SSE 156° | 2,381 m | 10.7 mi |
| Apache Peaks | NE 53° | 2,115 m | 12.2 mi |
| East Mountain | SE 145° | 2,101 m | 12.8 mi |
| Madera Peak | SSE 160° | 2,023 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mound Mountain | WNW 281° | 1,904 m | 13.2 mi |
| Pioneer Mountain | SSE 163° | 1,817 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:01 | 19:37 |
| September equinox | 06:13 | 17:49 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:43 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Miami, 3 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Mar — fullest in Jan, leanest in May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 14.8 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Pinto Creek Above Haunted Canyon NR Miami, AZ, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2006092288
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