- Elevation, modelled
- 2,313 m
- Tallest summit within 16.7 miles
- Mount Lemmon2,794 m · 1.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Sky Island Scenic Byway3.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:34local time
- Coordinates
- 32.4395, -110.8179
Shovel Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 2,313 m. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the east, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bill Williams Spring, a spring 1.3 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 3.4 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Shovel Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lemmon | E 83° | 2,794 m | 1.7 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | ESE 105° | 2,606.6 m | 6.3 mi |
| Kellogg Mountain | ESE 105° | 2,561.41 m | 6.6 mi |
| Marshall Peak | ESE 110° | 2,530 m | 3.1 mi |
| Spencer Peak | ESE 107° | 2,493 m | 4.5 mi |
| Leopold Point | ESE 107° | 2,460 m | 7.3 mi |
| Syke Knob | E 97° | 2,426 m | 4.0 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | SSW 202° | 2,425.64 m | 3.9 mi |
- 3.4 mi off the Sky Island Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Windy Point · 8 mi
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 8 mi
- Geology Vista · 8 mi
- San Pedro Vista · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bill Williams Spring: 1.3 mi
- Samaniego Spring: 1.4 mi
- Quartzite Spring: 1.5 mi
- Lemmon Spring: 1.6 mi
- Brinkley Spring: 1.7 mi
- Mount Lemmon: 1.7 mi
- Samaniego Peak: 2.1 mi
- Marshall Peak: 3.1 mi
- Mule Ears: 3.4 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 3.9 mi
- Santa Catalina Research Natural Area: 2.4 mi
- Faul Preservation Area: 3.4 mi
- Butterfly Research Natural Area: 5.4 mi
- Upper Cañada del Oro: 5.8 mi
- Tucson Audubon Society: 7.6 mi
- Catalina Vista Recreation Center: 7.2 mi
- Catalina Neighborhood Park: 7.8 mi
- Steam Pump Ranch: 8.1 mi
- Desert Oasis Recreation Center: 8.2 mi
- Bear Canyon Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Friends of Catalina State Park: 5.3 mi
- Artisan Center: 7.8 mi
- Dream It, Then Do It: 9.9 mi
- Soccer Ball: 10.0 mi
- Baseball: 10.0 mi
- Victor Romero Rose Garden: 10.0 mi
- Sin Agua Garden: 11.7 mi
- Children's Garden: 11.7 mi
- Ethbotanical Garden: 11.7 mi
- Streamside Gardens: 11.7 mi
- The Window: 4.9 mi
- Incinerated Ridge: 6.5 mi
- Tall Wall: 6.6 mi
- Geology Wall: 11.7 mi
- Crested Saguaro: 11.8 mi
- Catalina Camp: 4.4 mi
- Catalina Mountain School: 6.4 mi
- Southern Belle Mine: 9.1 mi
- Miner's Grave: 9.2 mi
- Arizona Heroes Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Degrazia Gallery in the Sun: 9.2 mi
- Children’s Museum Oro Valley: 11.7 mi
- The Mini Time Machine Museum: 12.8 mi
- Tucson Desert Art Museum: 13.2 mi
- H. H. Franklin Auto Museum: 14.0 mi
- Marshall Gulch Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Loma Linda Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Sykes Knob Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Walter's Cascade: 6.2 mi
- Seven Catarcts: 7.5 mi
- Seven Falls: 8.2 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 15.9 mi
- Ernie's Falls: 17.1 mi
- Honey Bee Canyon: 8.6 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 9.1 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 9.1 mi
- Alcatraz: 9.1 mi
- Sun Spot: 10.2 mi
- American Flag: 11.3 mi
- Redington: 19.0 mi
- Tiger: 20.2 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 | 18:21 |
| 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, 7 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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