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Sacaton Spring

Sacaton Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Sacaton Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,028 m. Mount Tipton stands 2,177 m to the southeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mud Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 30 miles off. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates35.61658, -114.30112

97 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 58
Peaks: 26
  • Mount Tipton: 8.1 mi
  • Table Mountain: 11.6 mi
  • Mount Perkins: 12.1 mi
  • Calico Peak: 12.7 mi
  • Packsaddle Mountain: 13.2 mi
Historic sites: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Parks: 1
  • Chloride Community Park: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sacaton Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TiptonSE 131°2,177 m8.1 mi
Cherum PeakSSE 149°2,127 m17.7 mi
Iron MountainNE 45°1,956 m22.6 mi
Packsaddle MountainSE 145°1,955 m13.2 mi
Garnet MountainNE 48°1,951 m19.4 mi
Stockton HillSSE 152°1,808 m22.1 mi
Mount PerkinsWSW 255°1,660 m12.1 mi
Silver MountainSSE 154°1,613 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1618:49
June solstice05:2319:1919:57
September equinox06:2618:0218:36
December solstice07:4416:4917:28

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545865728292979688766253
Precip in0.71.00.70.30.10.10.20.20.20.60.30.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willow Beach, 27 mi away.

  • Curve-billed Thrasher1 obs
  • Schott's calico1 obs
  • Mesquite Mistletoe1 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2006092692

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