St. Francis Statue
St. Francis Statue is an artwork in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,480 m. Chevelon Butte stands 2,116 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is La Posada Gardens - South Lawn, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
Recreation of the original statue, which was likely stolen when the hotel closed in 1959.
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66, National
62 named places within 25 miles
- Tucker Mesa: 7.9 mi
- Apache Butte: 15.6 mi
- East Sunset Mountain: 17.0 mi
- West Sunset Mountain: 17.1 mi
- Sunset Knoll: 17.1 mi
- La Posada Gardens - South Lawn: 0.0 mi
- La Posada Gardens: 0.0 mi
- La Posada Gardens - Dwarf Orchard: 0.0 mi
- La Posada Gardens - Flagpole Lawn: 0.1 mi
- Kitchen Garden (North): 0.1 mi
- Standin' on the Corner Park: 0.2 mi
- Sacred Heart Park: 0.3 mi
- Winslow City Park: 0.5 mi
- Coopertown Park: 1.1 mi
- Homolovi State Park: 2.2 mi
- Bird Springs: 20.4 mi
- Joseph City Spring: 21.8 mi
- Westover Spring: 22.0 mi
- Salt Water Seep: 23.4 mi
- Blairs Spring: 24.3 mi
- Chevelon Canyon: 11.3 mi
- Relic Point: 14.0 mi
- Bell Cow Canyon: 14.1 mi
- Chimney Canyon: 15.5 mi
- Barringer crater rim: 18.6 mi
- Affeldt Mion Museum: 0.1 mi
- Old Trails Museum: 0.2 mi
- Homolovi State Park Visitor Center: 3.0 mi
- Meteor Crater Museum: 18.4 mi
- Glenn Frey: 0.2 mi
- Winslow Arizona: 0.2 mi
- Jackrabbit: 15.4 mi
- Astronaut Statue: 18.5 mi
- Little Painted Desert Country Park: 16.7 mi
- Rock Art Ranch: 16.8 mi
- Ellas Frontier Trading Post (ruins): 19.2 mi
- Two Guns: 23.3 mi
- Stone Turret: 0.0 mi
- The Corner: 0.2 mi
- The Old Fort Historical Monument: 21.7 mi
- Brigham City: 1.6 mi
- Sunset: 2.9 mi
- Obed: 22.3 mi
- Meteor Crater Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Meteor Crater Rest Area: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of St. Francis Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevelon Butte | SSW 201° | 2,116 m | 24.3 mi |
| East Sunset Mountain | SW 223° | 2,077 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mesita Knoll | SW 218° | 2,015 m | 18.8 mi |
| West Sunset Mountain | SW 234° | 2,012 m | 17.1 mi |
| Flat Top Butte | ENE 62° | 1,976 m | 24.2 mi |
| Sunset Knoll | WSW 242° | 1,966 m | 17.1 mi |
| Table Mountain | SW 220° | 1,855 m | 19.5 mi |
| Black Rock | ENE 71° | 1,767 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 18:01 | 18:35 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:03 | 19:41 |
| September equinox | 06:12 | 17:48 | 18:21 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:37 | 17:16 |
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 | 36 | 41 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winslow AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13285865703
Day trips start here
- Winslow · 1 mi
- Homolovi Ruins State Park · 4 mi
- Joseph City · 21 mi
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