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Red Rocks and the Cowboy Artist

Red Rocks and the Cowboy Artist from directly overhead

Red Rocks and the Cowboy Artist is an artwork in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,325 m. T-Six Mountain stands 2,209 m to the east-northeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Pink Jeep Tours, Inc., a attraction 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 22 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2002-10
Material
steel
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.87081, -111.76035

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Camel Head Rock: 0.9 mi
  • Snoopy Rock: 0.9 mi
  • Pointed Dome: 1.3 mi
  • Queen Victoria: 1.4 mi
  • Steamboat Rock: 1.4 mi
Springs
  • Bell Rock Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Lee Mountain Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Woods Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Willard Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Cave Spring: 8.9 mi
Parks: 48
  • Jordan Historical Park: 0.5 mi
  • Bike Skills Park: 1.4 mi
  • Posse Grounds Park: 1.4 mi
  • Barbara Antonsen Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
  • Sedona Military Service Park: 1.8 mi
Artworks: 26
  • Burro: 0.6 mi
  • Motion: 19.3 mi
  • "Butterfly Electric Boxes: 21.9 mi
  • PAWS #1 Family Support: 22.5 mi
  • "Welcome To Flagstaff": 22.6 mi
Attractions: 23
Cliffs: 19
Museums: 18
  • Sedona Heritage Museum: 0.5 mi
  • Clemenceau Heritage Museum: 17.6 mi
  • Arizona Copper Art Museum: 18.2 mi
  • Arizona Copper Art Museum: 18.2 mi
  • Clarkdale Historical Society and Museum: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 12
Gardens: 10
  • Arroyo Pinon Botanical Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Rotary Community Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Cottonwood Community Garden: 17.1 mi
  • The Arboretum at Flagstaff: 20.1 mi
  • The Hummingbird Garden: 22.9 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Historic sites: 9
  • 9/11 Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • Sugarloaf Ruin: 14.8 mi
  • Bridgeport Pueblo: 16.5 mi
  • Atkeson Pueblo: 16.6 mi
  • Hatalacva Pueblo: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Devil's Bridge: 3.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Sycamore Falls: 23.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Red Rocks and the Cowboy Artist. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
T-Six MountainENE 70°2,209 m9.3 mi
East Pocket KnobN 356°2,190 m7.2 mi
T-Six PointENE 73°2,170 m8.7 mi
Wilson MountainN 9°2,164 m3.3 mi
Ritter MountainNNE 18°2,155 m9.9 mi
Wilson MountainNNE 13°2,137 m3.0 mi
Ritter ButteNNE 16°2,126 m10.0 mi
Rattlesnake MesaNW 322°2,124 m10.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:39
June solstice05:1519:0719:45
September equinox06:1617:5218:25
December solstice07:3216:4117:20

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464954596878828175655445
Precip in2.02.21.90.80.70.21.62.01.71.41.11.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sedona, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10571634098

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