Little Bear/Big Bear Lakes turn off AKA Shush Be Zahze/Shush Be Tou, White Mountain Apache Reservation, Arizona

4.3

(127 reviews)

About This Spring

Description

It is piped out of ground continually flowing like a spigot. You can see it from the highway.

Nearest Address

The White Mountains of AZ Central Eastern McNary nearest town appr. 10 miles west of spring. It is just off State Rte. 260 on north side of highway and across the highway from the turn off to Hawley Lake which is hwy 473 The town of Eager is about 25 miles to the east of spring.

Directions from Nearest Address

Turn off across the highway from the well known Hawley Lake turn off. Hwy 473 Another well known landmark would be the White Mountain Apache Tribe Sunrise Ski resort that is about 10 miles east of the spring. The town of Greer is also near that area off of Hwy 260.

Vital Information

  • Fee: None
  • Access: Public
  • Flow: Continuous
  • TDS: N/A
  • Temp: N/A
  • pH: N/A

Hours Spring is Open:

24/7/365

GPS: N/A

Map Link: Little Bear/Big Bear Lakes turn off AKA Shush Be Zahze/Shush Be Tou Map

Submitted by: Valerie Borrego

GPS Coordinates

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