- 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 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lemmon | E 98° | 2,794 m | 3.0 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | ESE 107° | 2,606.6 m | 7.6 mi |
| Kellogg Mountain | ESE 107° | 2,561.41 m | 8.0 mi |
| Marshall Peak | ESE 112° | 2,530 m | 4.5 mi |
| Spencer Peak | ESE 109° | 2,493 m | 5.9 mi |
| Leopold Point | ESE 108° | 2,460 m | 8.7 mi |
| Syke Knob | ESE 102° | 2,426 m | 5.3 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | S 183° | 2,425.64 m | 4.3 mi |
- 4.6 mi off the Sky Island Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Windy Point · 9 mi
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 9 mi
- Geology Vista · 9 mi
- San Pedro Vista · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wooden Trough Spring: 0.8 mi
- Cargodera Spring: 1.3 mi
- Shovel Spring: 1.4 mi
- Walnut Spring: 2.2 mi
- Iron Spring: 2.5 mi
- Samaniego Peak: 1.9 mi
- Mount Lemmon: 3.0 mi
- Mule Ears: 3.3 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 4.3 mi
- Buster Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Santa Catalina Research Natural Area: 3.6 mi
- Faul Preservation Area: 4.7 mi
- Upper Cañada del Oro: 4.7 mi
- Butterfly Research Natural Area: 6.7 mi
- Honey Bee Canyon Park: 7.4 mi
- Catalina Vista Recreation Center: 5.9 mi
- Catalina Neighborhood Park: 6.4 mi
- Desert Oasis Recreation Center: 6.9 mi
- Steam Pump Ranch: 7.1 mi
- Wildlife Ridge Park: 7.7 mi
- Friends of Catalina State Park: 4.3 mi
- Artisan Center: 6.5 mi
- Dream It, Then Do It: 9.1 mi
- Soccer Ball: 9.2 mi
- Baseball: 9.2 mi
- Victor Romero Rose Garden: 9.2 mi
- Sin Agua Garden: 11.1 mi
- Children's Garden: 11.1 mi
- Ethbotanical Garden: 11.1 mi
- Streamside Gardens: 11.1 mi
- The Window: 5.0 mi
- Incinerated Ridge: 7.9 mi
- Tall Wall: 8.0 mi
- Geology Wall: 11.1 mi
- Crested Saguaro: 11.2 mi
- Catalina Mountain School: 5.0 mi
- Catalina Camp: 5.1 mi
- Arizona Heroes Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Southern Belle Mine: 9.3 mi
- Miner's Grave: 9.4 mi
- Degrazia Gallery in the Sun: 9.2 mi
- Children’s Museum Oro Valley: 11.1 mi
- The Mini Time Machine Museum: 13.0 mi
- Tucson Desert Art Museum: 13.7 mi
- H. H. Franklin Auto Museum: 13.9 mi
- Marshall Gulch Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Loma Linda Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Sykes Knob Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Walter's Cascade: 5.5 mi
- Seven Catarcts: 8.8 mi
- Seven Falls: 9.2 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 17.1 mi
- Ernie's Falls: 18.3 mi
- Honey Bee Canyon: 7.2 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 10.4 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 10.4 mi
- Alcatraz: 10.4 mi
- Sun Spot: 11.5 mi
- American Flag: 11.5 mi
- Tiger: 20.1 mi
- Redington: 20.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:35 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| September equinox | 06:12 | 17:49 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:45 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 50 | 56 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 67 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 35.5 | 35.8 | 32.9 | 13.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 15.5 | 21.1 | 8.4 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 14.2 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Sabino Creek Near Tucson, AZ, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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