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Wild Cow Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,647 m
Tallest summit within 23.2 miles
Rincon Peak2,585 m · 22.5 mi
Nearest byway
Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road12.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:31local time
Coordinates
31.7987, -110.4580
Wild Cow Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Wild Cow Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,647 m. Rincon Peak stands 2,585 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Death Trap Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road passes 13 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Wild Cow Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rincon PeakN 350°2,585 m22.5 mi
Huachuca PeakSSE 168°2,554 m21.7 mi
Apache PeakNE 43°2,530 m2.5 mi
Florida PeakWSW 257°2,480 m22.4 mi
Wrong MountainN 350°2,458 m22.0 mi
Peterson PeakS 171°2,410 m22.5 mi
Lyle PeakS 170°2,387 m22.2 mi
French Joe PeakNE 54°2,321 m2.3 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
Parks: 32
Ghost towns: 10
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Artworks: 3
Picnic sites: 3
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2618:0218:34
June solstice05:1818:5519:31
September equinox06:1117:4818:20
December solstice07:1916:4617:23

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464955606877787672645446
Precip in1.11.00.70.30.20.63.23.52.10.80.61.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kartchner Caverns, 7 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1.11.01.10.90.50.38.57.43.10.60.80.9

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Cienega Creek Near Sonoita, Az., 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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