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Samaniego Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,416 m
Tallest summit within 17.7 miles
Mount Lemmon2,794 m · 3.0 mi
Nearest byway
Sky Island Scenic Byway4.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:34local time
Coordinates
32.4483, -110.8395
Samaniego Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Samaniego Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,416 m. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the east, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Wooden Trough Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Samaniego Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LemmonE 98°2,794 m3.0 mi
Mount BigelowESE 107°2,606.6 m7.6 mi
Kellogg MountainESE 107°2,561.41 m8.0 mi
Marshall PeakESE 112°2,530 m4.5 mi
Spencer PeakESE 109°2,493 m5.9 mi
Leopold PointESE 108°2,460 m8.7 mi
Syke KnobESE 102°2,426 m5.3 mi
Cathedral RockS 183°2,425.64 m4.3 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 44
Waterfalls: 7
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 3
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0318:35
June solstice05:1718:5819:34
September equinox06:1217:4918:22
December solstice07:2216:4517:23

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495056627180858479675749
Precip in1.31.20.70.30.20.42.62.51.20.80.81.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Catalina SP, 6 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Mar, Aug — fullest in Feb, leanest in Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs35.535.832.913.31.50.315.521.18.44.55.314.2

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Sabino Creek Near Tucson, AZ, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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