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Sycamore Spring

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Elevation, modelled
923 m
Tallest summit within 21.6 miles
Blue Mountain1,686 m · 19.5 mi
Nearest byway
Joshua Forest Scenic Road3.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:49local time
Coordinates
34.3945, -113.3001
Sycamore Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Sycamore Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 923 m. Blue Mountain stands 1,686 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is South Peoples Spring, a spring 2.1 miles away. Joshua Forest Scenic Road passes 3.7 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Sycamore Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MountainNE 35°1,686 m19.5 mi
Elephant MountainNNW 341°1,600 m19.7 mi
Big Shipp MountainNE 45°1,571 m20.4 mi
Negro EdN 351°1,517 m17.8 mi
McCloud MountainsE 83°1,503 m19.4 mi
Little Shipp MountainNE 48°1,477 m19.9 mi
Arrastra MountainWNW 292°1,468 m5.0 mi
Lawler PeakNNE 23°1,457 m16.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 31
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
Parks: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Historic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:1218:45
June solstice05:2219:1219:49
September equinox06:2217:5818:31
December solstice07:3716:4917:28

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444551576575807973625143
Precip in2.12.31.70.60.40.21.22.31.40.91.01.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bagdad, 16 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Mar — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs98.614615525.54.61.01.912.314.216.518.048.4

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Santa Maria River Near Bagdad, AZ, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

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