Blue Mesa Loop
Blue Mesa Loop is an attraction in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,700 m. Pilot Rock stands 1,900 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The Tepees, a attraction 1.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 21 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
Pedestalled petrified logs in sandstone
What to expect
- Operated by
- Petrified National Forest Park
How to reach it
- 21.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
59 named places within 25 miles
- The Tepees: 1.5 mi
- Agate Bridge: 3.5 mi
- Petroglyphs: 3.6 mi
- Puerco Pueblo: 3.6 mi
- Jasper Forest Overlook: 4.2 mi
- Black Knoll: 4.0 mi
- The Battleship: 5.3 mi
- Sorrel Horse Mesa: 5.6 mi
- Martha's Butte: 6.7 mi
- The Flattops: 7.9 mi
- Lacey Point: 9.4 mi
- Whipple Point: 9.6 mi
- Nizhoni Point: 9.7 mi
- Tiponi Point: 9.7 mi
- Tawa Point: 10.3 mi
- Ninemile Seep: 11.7 mi
- Cottonwood Seep: 13.4 mi
- Navajo Springs: 18.7 mi
- Salt Seeps: 20.9 mi
- Water Dog Springs: 23.2 mi
- Old Us route 66: 8.7 mi
- Agate House: 10.7 mi
- Hashknife Pony Express Rider: 22.9 mi
- Rainbow Forest Museum & Visitor Center: 10.2 mi
- Painted Desert Inn: 10.6 mi
- Navajo County Historical Museum: 22.9 mi
- Petrified Forest National Park: 11.1 mi
- Hunt Park: 22.6 mi
- Adamana: 4.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Mesa Loop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Rock | NNW 337° | 1,900 m | 16.8 mi |
| South Mountain | SSE 152° | 1,845 m | 23.9 mi |
| Stinking Springs Mountain | SSE 152° | 1,844 m | 23.9 mi |
| Chinde Mesa | N 352° | 1,830 m | 17.2 mi |
| Black Knoll | ESE 112° | 1,818 m | 4.0 mi |
| North Mountain | SSE 150° | 1,813 m | 21.1 mi |
| Hennessy Buttes | NW 305° | 1,783 m | 17.8 mi |
| Sorrel Horse Mesa | E 81° | 1,759 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:23 | 17:58 | 18:31 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| September equinox | 06:08 | 17:44 | 18:17 |
| 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 | 35 | 39 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Painted Desert NP, 9 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7738231341
Day trips start here
- Holbrook · 23 mi
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