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Williams Spring

Williams Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Williams Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 334 m. Mount Ajo stands 1,458 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Burro Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates31.95826, -113.02450

45 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 28
  • Quitobaquito Hills: 1.5 mi
  • Henry: 5.4 mi
  • Cipriano Hills: 5.9 mi
  • Quitovaguita: 8.5 mi
  • Pinkley Peak: 10.3 mi
Springs: 7
  • Burro Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Quitobaquito Springs: 1.0 mi
  • Quitobaquito Springs: 1.0 mi
  • Aguajita Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Agua Dulce Spring: 8.2 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Cliffs: 1
Historic sites: 1
Natural arches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Williams Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AjoENE 76°1,458 m20.1 mi
Diaz SpireE 88°1,186 m20.7 mi
Montezumas HeadENE 60°1,109 m21.6 mi
Diaz PeakE 88°1,070 m21.3 mi
Tillotson PeakENE 74°983 m16.7 mi
Growler MountainsN 359°973 m19.7 mi
Pinkley PeakENE 72°959 m10.3 mi
Kino PeakNNE 21°957 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:1218:44
June solstice05:2719:0619:42
September equinox06:2117:5818:30
December solstice07:2916:5517:33

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565863697685908985746355
Precip in1.00.90.80.30.20.11.31.80.80.60.41.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Organ Pipe Cactus NM, 13 mi away.

  • Sonoyta Pupfish276 obs
  • saguaro149 obs
  • Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus108 obs
  • organ pipe cactus98 obs
  • Chain-fruit Cholla90 obs
  • Jackass-clover89 obs
  • graythorn80 obs
  • Amethyst Dancer74 obs

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2006095234

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