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Willow Spring

Willow Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Willow Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,305 m. Mount Trumbull stands 2,441 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Tule Spring, a spring 2.2 miles away. 134 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.30159, -112.95592

134 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 48
  • The Dome: 3.6 mi
  • Hades Knoll: 6.5 mi
  • Flatiron Butte: 6.9 mi
  • Hancock Knoll: 8.0 mi
  • Hancock Knolls: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 43
Springs: 33
Waterfalls: 6
Attractions: 2
Historic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrumbullNW 306°2,441 m12.6 mi
Mount LoganWNW 286°2,388 m14.9 mi
Mount EmmaWSW 258°2,342 m12.3 mi
Slide MountainW 278°2,308 m12.0 mi
Petty KnollW 281°2,292 m12.4 mi
Craigs KnollNW 315°2,188 m15.8 mi
Berry KnollNW 316°2,006 m19.9 mi
Hancock KnollN 357°1,966 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:1018:44
June solstice05:1519:1519:53
September equinox06:2017:5618:30
December solstice07:4016:4117:21

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Inside the official boundary of Grand Canyon National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

  • Bighorn Sheep1 obs
  • Stream Orchid1 obs
  • Scarlet Gilia1 obs
  • Red-spotted Toad1 obs
  • Creosote Bush1 obs
  • Utah Agave1 obs
  • Trailing Windmills1 obs
  • Snapdragon Vine1 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/2006095770

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