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Eyes Of The Army

Eyes Of The Army from directly overhead

Eyes Of The Army is an artwork in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,539 m. Miller Peak stands 2,886 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Huachuca Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road passes 19 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1995
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates31.55142, -110.36420
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Star Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Demonstration Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Split Rock: 2.9 mi
  • Split Rock Peak: 3.0 mi
  • Huachuca Peak: 4.3 mi
Springs: 60
  • Blacktail Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Kino Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Cave Spring: 5.1 mi
  • McClure Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Peterson Spring: 6.8 mi
Parks: 24
  • Brown Parade Field: 0.2 mi
  • Buffalo Soldier Legacy Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Soldier Creek Park: 3.4 mi
  • Cyr Center Park: 3.8 mi
  • Busby Park: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 18
Ghost towns: 10
Museums: 7
  • Fort Huachuca Museum: 0.0 mi
  • Rose Tree Museum: 20.7 mi
  • O.K. Corral: 20.7 mi
  • The Audie Murphy and Medal of Honor Museum: 20.8 mi
  • Boot Hill Museum: 20.8 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Rose Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Sacred Heart Church Rose Trees: 20.9 mi
  • Patagonia Memorial Garden: 23.0 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 23.0 mi
  • Patagonia Community Garden: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Brunckow's Cabin: 13.6 mi
  • Old Tombstone Western Theme Park: 20.6 mi
  • Gunfighter Hall of Fame: 20.7 mi
  • Wyatt Earp Village: 20.7 mi
  • Old Tombstone Bunkhouse: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Addendum Wall: 16.8 mi
  • Shallow End: 16.8 mi
  • Spine Cave: 16.8 mi
  • Superfly Sector: 16.9 mi
  • Bee Cave: 16.9 mi
Artworks: 3
  • The Buffalo Soldier: 0.3 mi
  • Wyatt Earp: 20.7 mi
  • Patagonia Mosaic: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Resevoir Hill Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
  • Camp Mohave: 0.7 mi
  • Camp Yuma: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Carr Canyon Waterfall: 9.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Eyes Of The Army. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller PeakSSE 159°2,885.77 m11.7 mi
Carr PeakSSE 160°2,815.66 m10.2 mi
Ramsey PeakSSE 168°2,659 m8.4 mi
Pat Scott PeakS 173°2,596 m8.5 mi
Huachuca PeakSSW 194°2,554 m4.3 mi
Granite PeakSSE 168°2,547 m9.9 mi
Apache PeakNNW 349°2,530 m19.3 mi
Peterson PeakSSW 201°2,410 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2618:0118:33
June solstice05:1818:5419:30
September equinox06:1017:4718:20
December solstice07:1816:4617:23

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454954606877777672645346
Precip in0.80.60.50.20.20.53.53.31.30.60.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sierra Vista, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13194639238

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