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Water Trough Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,536 m
Tallest summit within 24.7 miles
Horse Mesa2,404 m · 24.7 mi
Nearest byway
White River Scenic Road17.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:36local time
Coordinates
33.9453, -110.2396
Water Trough Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Water Trough Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,536 m. Horse Mesa stands 2,404 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Trail Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. White River Scenic Road passes 18 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Water Trough Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horse MesaE 97°2,404 m24.7 mi
Tsay O Ah ButteE 95°2,363 m24.4 mi
Cooley MountainENE 67°2,346 m20.7 mi
Blue Ridge MountainNE 52°2,329 m23.5 mi
Kinney MountainENE 66°2,324 m22.9 mi
Largo MountainENE 65°2,309 m23.8 mi
Deer Spring MountainENE 73°2,259 m15.9 mi
Pinetop MountainENE 57°2,243 m20.6 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2518:0018:33
June solstice05:1118:5919:36
September equinox06:1017:4618:19
December solstice07:2316:3817:17

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333541475564676661514132
Precip in2.32.22.00.90.80.63.44.02.01.71.72.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pinetop 2E, 22 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs72.495.211033.013.58.011.419.89.718.815.750.1

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Carrizo Creek Near Show Low, Az., 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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