Agate Bridge
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
Agate Bridge is an attraction in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,698 m. Pilot Rock stands 1,900 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Jasper Forest Overlook, a attraction 0.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 19 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Petrified National Forest Park
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
60 named places within 25 miles
- Jasper Forest Overlook: 0.8 mi
- Blue Mesa Loop: 3.5 mi
- The Tepees: 4.1 mi
- Petroglyphs: 5.7 mi
- Puerco Pueblo: 5.7 mi
- The Battleship: 2.1 mi
- Martha's Butte: 3.2 mi
- The Flattops: 4.5 mi
- Black Knoll: 6.0 mi
- Twin Buttes: 7.0 mi
- Lacey Point: 11.8 mi
- Whipple Point: 12.0 mi
- Nizhoni Point: 12.2 mi
- Tiponi Point: 12.4 mi
- Tawa Point: 13.0 mi
- Ninemile Seep: 14.7 mi
- Cottonwood Seep: 16.6 mi
- Navajo Springs: 22.2 mi
- Salt Seeps: 24.3 mi
- Prospect Spring: 24.8 mi
- Rainbow Forest Museum & Visitor Center: 6.7 mi
- Painted Desert Inn: 13.2 mi
- Navajo County Historical Museum: 20.6 mi
- Agate House: 7.2 mi
- Old Us route 66: 11.0 mi
- Hashknife Pony Express Rider: 20.7 mi
- Petrified Forest National Park: 13.5 mi
- Hunt Park: 20.4 mi
- Adamana: 6.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Agate Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Rock | NNW 346° | 1,900 m | 18.7 mi |
| South Mountain | SE 144° | 1,845 m | 22.7 mi |
| Stinking Springs Mountain | SE 144° | 1,844 m | 22.7 mi |
| Chinde Mesa | N 359° | 1,830 m | 19.8 mi |
| Black Knoll | ENE 78° | 1,818 m | 6.0 mi |
| North Mountain | SE 141° | 1,813 m | 20.0 mi |
| Hennessy Buttes | NW 316° | 1,783 m | 17.9 mi |
| Sorrel Horse Mesa | ENE 65° | 1,759 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:24 | 17:58 | 18:31 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| September equinox | 06:08 | 17:44 | 18:18 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:33 | 17:12 |
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 | 40 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petrified Forest NP, 8 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Petrified Forest National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jun.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/897070905
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- Holbrook · 21 mi
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