Shaffer Spring
Shaffer Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,038 m. Wabayuma Peak stands 2,291 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Onetto Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. Old Route 66 - Oatman Road runs past it. 197 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- On the Old Route 66 - Oatman Road
- On the Historic Route 66, National
- 19.6 mi off the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tri-State Viewpoint · 1 mi
197 named places within 25 miles
- Onetto Spring: 0.6 mi
- Indian Spring: 1.0 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 2.2 mi
- Twin Springs: 2.2 mi
- Cool Spring: 2.6 mi
- El Camino Village HOA Park: 12.4 mi
- Bullhead City Community Park: 14.0 mi
- Gary Keith Civic Park: 14.4 mi
- Colorado River Nature Center: 14.6 mi
- Stonebridge HOA Park: 14.6 mi
- Battleship Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Thimble Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Negrohead: 3.1 mi
- Mount Nutt: 3.4 mi
- Leland Butte: 4.2 mi
- Canyon City Mill: 2.9 mi
- Hardyville Pioneer Cemetary: 14.2 mi
- Oatman: 14.5 mi
- Fort Mohave: 15.0 mi
- Greg Williams Fields at Rotary Park: 15.5 mi
- Desert Dig-ins: 1.7 mi
- Shootin' Gallery: 1.8 mi
- Oatman Jail: 1.8 mi
- Cool Springs Station Museum: 3.0 mi
- Route 66 Informational sign: 3.2 mi
- Cool Springs Stations Museum: 2.8 mi
- Don Laughlin's Classic Auto Exhibition Hall: 15.1 mi
- Don Laughlin's Classic Car Collection - First Floor Showroom: 15.1 mi
- Colorado River Museum: 15.2 mi
- Mohave Museum of History and Arts: 19.7 mi
- Oatman: 1.8 mi
- Mohave City: 15.1 mi
- Polhamus Landing: 16.1 mi
- Cerbat: 22.0 mi
- Santa Claus: 22.1 mi
- Prayer Garden: 13.9 mi
- Bella's Garden: 15.0 mi
- Dig-It Community Garden: 21.7 mi
- Haviland Rest Area (I-40 Westbound): 18.6 mi
- Haviland Rest Area (I-40 Eastbound): 18.7 mi
- Poki, World's Largest Desert Tortoise: 13.9 mi
- Big Bend Conservation Area: 17.1 mi
- Golgotha: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shaffer Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wabayuma Peak | E 101° | 2,291 m | 23.6 mi |
| Stockton Hill | NNE 34° | 1,808 m | 24.5 mi |
| Silver Mountain | NE 38° | 1,613 m | 22.7 mi |
| Cerbat Peak | NE 39° | 1,575 m | 21.9 mi |
| Mayswell Peak | NE 42° | 1,572 m | 21.4 mi |
| Bull Mountain | NE 45° | 1,567 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Nutt | N 3° | 1,522 m | 3.4 mi |
| Holy Benchmark | ENE 75° | 1,495 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:18 | 19:55 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:02 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:51 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 81 | 90 | 96 | 95 | 88 | 75 | 62 | 54 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bullhead City, 14 mi away.
- Donkey84 obs
- Creosote Bush52 obs
- Mojave Yucca42 obs
- Teddybear Cholla17 obs
- Bigelow's nolina15 obs
- Buckhorn Cholla13 obs
- Hermit Thrush12 obs
- California poppy12 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2006093074
Day trips start here
- Oatman · 2 mi
- Bullhead City · 14 mi
- Laughlin · 16 mi
- Needles · 20 mi
- Topock · 23 mi
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