Diversion Dam · U.S. Forest Service
This site is located on the Upper Salt River area and has five river access points. This site also offers dispersed camping for boaters using the access points.
Roosevelt Diversion Dam
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Roosevelt Diversion Dam sits at 2,199 feet along the From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road, with the land dropping 16 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. Klondike Butte is visible to the southeast, 1.3 miles away, rising to 2,878 feet. The site is located in the Upper Salt River area and includes five river access points, with dispersed camping available for boaters using those access points. Globe is the nearest town, 18.0 miles to the south-southeast, while Gold Canyon and Apache Junction lie farther off to the west-southwest, at 35.6 and 38.4 miles respectively. Seasonal daylight varies: on the June solstice, sunrise is at 05:15 and sunset at 19:38, while on the December solstice, sunrise comes later at 07:25 and sunset earlier at 17:20. Equinox daylight hours fall in between, with sunrise around 06:13–06:28 and sunset around 18:22–18:36. Visitors arriving by river or road can use this stop as an access point or camping location while taking in the nearby terrain along the Upper Salt River corridor.
Access
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Elevation
2,199 ft
Relief
16 ft drop
In view
1 named features
What you’re looking at
Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.
- Klondike Butte2,878 ftsoutheast · 1.3 mi
Light
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 18:36 | 18:03 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:38 | 19:01 |
| September equinox | 06:13 | 18:22 | 17:49 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:20 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Phoenix). Computed for this exact position.
Where it is
- Globe18.0 mi south-southeast
- Gold Canyon35.6 mi west-southwest
- Apache Junction38.4 mi west-southwest
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Roosevelt Diversion Dam sits at about 2,199 feet (670 m).
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From Roosevelt Diversion Dam: Klondike Butte (SE, 1.3 mi).
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Globe, 18 miles SSE of Roosevelt Diversion Dam.
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