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Tunnel Spring

Tunnel Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Tunnel Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 2,157 m. Humphreys Peak stands 3,851 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Martian, a artwork 1.1 miles away. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 3.0 miles off.

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Coordinates35.19696, -111.68537

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Belle Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Paradise Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Chimney Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Fishers Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Woody Spring: 5.1 mi
Peaks
  • Observatory Mesa: 3.4 mi
  • McMillan Mesa: 3.4 mi
  • Riordan Hill: 3.8 mi
  • A 1 Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Devils Head: 5.3 mi
Parks: 52
  • Old Town Spring Park: 1.5 mi
  • Adrian Garcia Sr. Field: 1.5 mi
  • Thorpe Disc Golf Park: 1.5 mi
  • Thorpe Park: 1.5 mi
  • Riordan Mansion State Historic Park: 1.6 mi
Artworks: 29
  • Martian: 1.1 mi
  • Origins Gallery: 1.1 mi
  • "Welcome To Flagstaff": 1.4 mi
  • "Cow": 1.7 mi
  • PAWS #1 Family Support: 1.7 mi
Attractions: 21
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 14
Picnic sites: 11
  • Cochise Ramada: 3.8 mi
  • Maricopa Ramada: 3.8 mi
  • Navajo Ramada: 3.9 mi
  • Yavapai Ramada: 4.0 mi
  • Lake Mary Boat Landin: 12.7 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Gardens: 8
  • The Lizard Garden: 2.4 mi
  • The Pond and Wetland Garden: 2.4 mi
  • The Wildflower Garden: 2.4 mi
  • The Forest Garden: 2.4 mi
  • The Hummingbird Garden: 2.4 mi
Historic sites: 7
Rest areas: 2
  • Parks Rest Area: 11.0 mi
  • Parks Rest Area: 11.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Sycamore Falls: 19.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Devil's Bridge: 21.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Tunnel Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Humphreys PeakN 2°3,850.77 m10.3 mi
Agassiz PeakN 3°3,766 m8.9 mi
Fremont PeakN 9°3,648 m8.8 mi
Aubineau PeakN 8°3,608 m11.0 mi
Rees PeakN 10°3,497 m11.2 mi
Doyle PeakNNE 14°3,493 m9.4 mi
Schultz PeakNNE 20°3,074 m8.7 mi
Elden MountainENE 58°2,834 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3118:0518:39
June solstice05:1319:0819:45
September equinox06:1517:5218:25
December solstice07:3216:4017:19

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283136424957646356463628
Precip in2.12.52.31.00.80.42.73.31.91.81.52.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flagstaff 4 SW, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Many-spotted Tiger Moth139 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco115 obs
  • Southwestern Ponderosa Pine89 obs
  • Western Honey Bee85 obs
  • Abert's Squirrel66 obs
  • White-lined Sphinx66 obs
  • Plateau Fence Lizard65 obs
  • Common Raven63 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2006093762

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