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Skousen Spring

Skousen Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Skousen Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 2,446 m. Escudilla Mountain stands 3,326 m to the north-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Stanford Spring, a spring 1.6 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.83940, -109.09743

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 2
Museums: 2
  • Casa Malpais Archaeological Park & Museum: 22.8 mi
  • Butterfly Lodge Museum: 23.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Madonna of the Trail: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Public Viewing Area: 23.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Skousen Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Escudilla MountainNNW 348°3,326 m8.3 mi
Escudilla LookoutN 349°3,315 m7.6 mi
Pat KnollWNW 303°2,929 m15.7 mi
Noble MountainNW 307°2,919 m6.8 mi
Rudd KnollWNW 303°2,918 m18.2 mi
South MountainWSW 258°2,899 m4.1 mi
Pat KnollNW 306°2,891 m15.9 mi
Turner PeakNE 42°2,874 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2117:5518:28
June solstice05:0718:5419:31
September equinox06:0517:4218:15
December solstice07:1816:3417:12

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313338435058636156473831
Precip in1.31.10.90.50.70.83.94.32.31.61.21.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alpine, 3 mi away.

  • Ridings' Satyr20 obs
  • MacDougal verbena12 obs
  • western blue flag11 obs
  • upright prairie coneflower10 obs
  • pinewoods geranium9 obs
  • Eared Grebe8 obs
  • nodding onion7 obs
  • Blue Fungus Beetle7 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2006099934

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