Jackrabbit
Jackrabbit is an artwork in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,506 m. Rotten Bananas Butte stands 1,996 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Apache Butte, a peak 2.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.6 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1949
- Material
- fibreglass
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
78 named places within 25 miles
- Apache Butte: 2.9 mi
- Lee Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Jagged Rock: 12.1 mi
- Marcou Mesa: 13.6 mi
- Black Rock: 14.5 mi
- Joseph City Spring: 7.3 mi
- Westover Spring: 7.6 mi
- Blairs Spring: 11.7 mi
- Black Rock Spring: 14.7 mi
- Salt Water Seep: 17.9 mi
- McHood Park: 12.2 mi
- Little Painted Desert County Park: 13.2 mi
- Homolovi State Park: 14.1 mi
- Winslow City Park: 15.2 mi
- Sacred Heart Park: 15.5 mi
- Museum Garden (planned): 15.3 mi
- Kitchen Garden (East): 15.4 mi
- Kitchen Garden (South): 15.4 mi
- Kitchen Garden (North): 15.4 mi
- La Posada Gardens - Flagpole Lawn: 15.4 mi
- Chevelon Canyon: 6.2 mi
- Chimney Canyon: 6.6 mi
- Bell Cow Canyon: 7.6 mi
- Relic Point: 21.8 mi
- Pink Cliffs: 23.3 mi
- The Old Fort Historical Monument: 6.3 mi
- Stone Turret: 15.5 mi
- The Corner: 15.6 mi
- Hashknife Pony Express Rider: 16.1 mi
- Homolovi State Park Visitor Center: 13.7 mi
- Affeldt Mion Museum: 15.4 mi
- Old Trails Museum: 15.6 mi
- Navajo County Historical Museum: 16.1 mi
- Ellas Frontier Trading Post (ruins): 3.8 mi
- Rock Art Ranch: 6.7 mi
- Little Painted Desert Country Park: 14.0 mi
- Obed: 7.0 mi
- Sunset: 13.6 mi
- Brigham City: 15.2 mi
- St. Francis Statue: 15.4 mi
- Glenn Frey: 15.6 mi
- Winslow Arizona: 15.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jackrabbit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotten Bananas Butte | NNE 17° | 1,996 m | 19.0 mi |
| Chimney Butte | N 3° | 1,996 m | 23.0 mi |
| Flat Top Butte | NNE 23° | 1,976 m | 16.3 mi |
| Castle Butte | N 4° | 1,976 m | 24.8 mi |
| Chezhin Chotah Butte | N 10° | 1,973 m | 24.3 mi |
| Echo Spring Mountain | NNE 15° | 1,971 m | 23.4 mi |
| French Butte | N 11° | 1,967 m | 21.9 mi |
| Long Butte | NNE 31° | 1,967 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:26 | 18:00 | 18:34 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:02 | 19:40 |
| September equinox | 06:10 | 17:47 | 18:20 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:36 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holbrook, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6179545237
Day trips start here
- Joseph City · 6 mi
- Homolovi Ruins State Park · 12 mi
- Holbrook · 16 mi
- Winslow · 16 mi
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