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Shovel Spring

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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, seen from above at true elevation

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LemmonE 83°2,794 m1.7 mi
Mount BigelowESE 105°2,606.6 m6.3 mi
Kellogg MountainESE 105°2,561.41 m6.6 mi
Marshall PeakESE 110°2,530 m3.1 mi
Spencer PeakESE 107°2,493 m4.5 mi
Leopold PointESE 107°2,460 m7.3 mi
Syke KnobE 97°2,426 m4.0 mi
Cathedral RockSSW 202°2,425.64 m3.9 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 equinox06:1217:4918:21
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, 7 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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