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Rock Tank Spring

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Elevation, modelled
896 m
Tallest summit within 15.5 miles
Mazatzal Peak2,403 m · 15.0 mi
Sunset, June solstice
19:42local time
Coordinates
34.1881, -111.6757
Rock Tank Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Rock Tank Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 896 m. Mazatzal Peak stands 2,403 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Wet Bottom Mesa, a peak 1.4 miles away.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mazatzal PeakSE 125°2,403 m15.0 mi
North PeakESE 103°2,273 m11.6 mi
Pine MountainNW 320°2,073 m9.8 mi
Tule MesaNNW 328°2,030 m14.9 mi
Little MesaNW 323°1,922 m12.0 mi
Knob MountainE 99°1,904 m8.8 mi
Yellow Jacket MesaNW 313°1,845 m9.0 mi
Twin ButtesNNE 26°1,830 m12.4 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Cliffs: 18
Picnic sites: 6
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 2
Gardens: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3118:0618:39
June solstice05:1619:0519:42
September equinox06:1617:5218:25
December solstice07:3016:4317:22

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, 11 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, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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