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Gandy Dancer

Gandy Dancer from directly overhead

Gandy Dancer is an artwork in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 2,104 m. Humphreys Peak stands 3,851 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Gandy Dancer Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 3.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Getting there

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Coordinates35.19692, -111.64801

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
  • McMillan Mesa: 2.6 mi
  • Devils Head: 3.8 mi
  • TV Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Elden Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Dry Lake Hills: 4.8 mi
Parks: 51
  • Gandy Dancer Park: 0.0 mi
  • Cleo Murdoch Park: 0.2 mi
  • Colton Park: 0.3 mi
  • Wheeler Park: 0.3 mi
  • Plaza Vieja Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks: 28
  • Asset #15: 0.1 mi
  • "The Veridic Gardens of Effie La Roux": 0.1 mi
  • "Flagstaff Climbing Mural": 0.2 mi
  • Trust Your Struggle Collective: 0.2 mi
  • Ava Kava - Arizona Flag Mural: 0.2 mi
Attractions: 20
Museums: 14
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 11
  • Maricopa Ramada: 4.5 mi
  • Cochise Ramada: 4.5 mi
  • Navajo Ramada: 4.6 mi
  • Yavapai Ramada: 4.7 mi
  • Lake Mary Boat Landin: 11.2 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Historic sites: 7
Gardens: 7
  • The Lizard Garden: 0.6 mi
  • The Pond and Wetland Garden: 0.6 mi
  • The Forest Garden: 0.6 mi
  • The Wildflower Garden: 0.7 mi
  • The Hummingbird Garden: 0.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Parks Rest Area: 13.0 mi
  • Parks Rest Area: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Sycamore Falls: 21.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Devil's Bridge: 22.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Gandy Dancer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Humphreys PeakN 351°3,850.77 m10.5 mi
Agassiz PeakN 349°3,766 m9.1 mi
Fremont PeakN 355°3,648 m8.7 mi
Aubineau PeakN 357°3,608 m11.0 mi
Rees PeakN 359°3,497 m11.0 mi
Doyle PeakN 1°3,493 m9.2 mi
Schultz PeakN 6°3,074 m8.3 mi
Elden MountainNE 43°2,834 m4.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3118:0518:39
June solstice05:1319:0719:45
September equinox06:1517:5118:25
December solstice07:3216:4017:19

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313338445161676558483830
Precip in2.12.21.90.90.80.32.63.01.81.51.61.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flagstaff AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9768600512

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