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"Sunflowers" Electric Box

"Sunflowers" Electric Box from directly overhead

"Sunflowers" Electric Box is an artwork in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 2,099 m. Humphreys Peak stands 3,851 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Ava Kava - Arizona Flag Mural, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 3.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
"To protect and enhance the quality of life for all Flagstaff AZ -- Turn your face to the sun & the shadows fall behind you - Maori Proverb"
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Coordinates35.19370, -111.64955

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
  • McMillan Mesa: 2.8 mi
  • Devils Head: 4.0 mi
  • TV Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Elden Mountain: 4.4 mi
  • Observatory Mesa: 4.9 mi
Parks: 52
  • Cleo Murdoch Park: 0.1 mi
  • Gandy Dancer Park: 0.2 mi
  • Colton Park: 0.3 mi
  • Wheeler Park: 0.4 mi
  • Plaza Vieja Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks: 28
  • Ava Kava - Arizona Flag Mural: 0.0 mi
  • "Flagstaff Climbing Mural": 0.0 mi
  • "Day And Night": 0.1 mi
  • Trust Your Struggle Collective: 0.1 mi
  • Gandy Dancer: 0.2 mi
Attractions: 20
Cliffs: 15
Museums: 14
Picnic sites: 11
  • Maricopa Ramada: 4.2 mi
  • Cochise Ramada: 4.3 mi
  • Navajo Ramada: 4.4 mi
  • Yavapai Ramada: 4.4 mi
  • Lake Mary Boat Landin: 11.1 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Gardens: 8
  • The Lizard Garden: 0.5 mi
  • The Pond and Wetland Garden: 0.5 mi
  • The Forest Garden: 0.5 mi
  • The Wildflower Garden: 0.5 mi
  • The Hummingbird Garden: 0.5 mi
Historic sites: 7
Rest areas: 2
  • Parks Rest Area: 12.9 mi
  • Parks Rest Area: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Sycamore Falls: 21.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Devil's Bridge: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of "Sunflowers" Electric Box. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Humphreys PeakN 351°3,850.77 m10.7 mi
Agassiz PeakN 350°3,766 m9.3 mi
Fremont PeakN 356°3,648 m9.0 mi
Aubineau PeakN 357°3,608 m11.2 mi
Rees PeakN 359°3,497 m11.2 mi
Doyle PeakN 1°3,493 m9.4 mi
Schultz PeakN 7°3,074 m8.5 mi
Elden MountainNE 42°2,834 m4.4 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/13612717607

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