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Whiskey Spring

Whiskey Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Whiskey Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 567 m. Benchmark Mountain stands 1,777 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sweat Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away.

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Coordinates33.91334, -112.21578
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sweat Peak: 1.2 mi
  • Wild Burro Mesa: 2.0 mi
  • Doe Peak: 2.9 mi
  • Black Mountain: 3.3 mi
  • Indian Mesa: 3.6 mi
Springs
  • Solo Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Soda Springs: 6.5 mi
  • Mitchell Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Mud Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Chalky Spring: 6.8 mi
Parks
  • The Landing Pocket Park: 5.7 mi
  • Anthem Community Park: 5.9 mi
  • New River Community Park: 6.8 mi
  • Liberty Bell Park: 8.0 mi
  • Tramonto Park: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 22
Nature reserves: 16
Historic sites: 15
Picnic sites: 12
  • Lakeview Day Use Area: 5.6 mi
  • Ringtail Day Use Area: 5.8 mi
  • Bobcat Day Use Area: 5.9 mi
  • Cottonwood Day Use Area: 5.9 mi
  • Wild Burro Day Use Area: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Archeology Notification: 9.8 mi
  • Rock Shop: 10.1 mi
  • Jeep Wreck: 13.1 mi
  • Spur Cross Stables: 15.2 mi
  • Arch: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Museums: 7
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Camp Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Whiskey Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Benchmark MountainNE 53°1,777 m16.4 mi
Malpais HillNNW 341°1,715 m13.9 mi
Black MesaE 86°1,430 m13.6 mi
Red MountainENE 64°1,428 m12.3 mi
New River MesaE 84°1,426 m13.9 mi
Red RidgeENE 57°1,342 m16.9 mi
White PicachoWNW 284°1,306 m17.4 mi
Rock HillNNW 329°1,295 m14.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0818:41
June solstice05:1919:0719:44
September equinox06:1817:5418:27
December solstice07:3116:4617:25

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565863697786919185756455
Precip in2.02.11.60.40.20.11.32.31.10.90.71.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Castle HOT Springs, 10 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs16224220535.87.62.812.231.824.317.519.260.4

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Agua Fria River Near Rock Springs, AZ, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Wildlife nearby
  • Sonoran Desert Tortoise4 obs
  • Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake3 obs
  • Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus3 obs
  • Common Side-blotched Lizard2 obs
  • Teddybear Cholla2 obs
  • Pipevine Swallowtail2 obs
  • saguaro2 obs
  • Oleander Aphid2 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/2006094998

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