Caverns entrance
Caverns entrance is an attraction in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,695 m. Black Mountain stands 2,056 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Mountain, a peak 5.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.6 miles off. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Seligman · 23 mi
56 named places within 25 miles
- Surprise Springs: 10.3 mi
- Surprise Springs: 10.3 mi
- Red Spring: 11.8 mi
- Mulberry Spring: 12.2 mi
- Peach Springs: 12.6 mi
- Blue Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Peak: 10.2 mi
- Tower of Babylon: 13.8 mi
- Cherokee Point: 14.2 mi
- Black Mountain: 15.8 mi
- Aubrey Cliffs: 9.7 mi
- Aubrey Cliffs: 10.4 mi
- Aubrey Cliffs: 11.5 mi
- Aubrey Cliffs: 12.7 mi
- Aubrey Cliffs: 14.0 mi
- Burma Shave sign: 11.7 mi
- Twenty Pine Burn: 11.8 mi
- Mate (Cars Pixar): 23.4 mi
- Burma Shave sign: 24.0 mi
- Travertine Falls: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Caverns entrance. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | SSE 154° | 2,056 m | 15.8 mi |
| Jolly Place Peak | SSE 163° | 2,011 m | 21.9 mi |
| Trinity Mountain | E 101° | 1,996 m | 23.8 mi |
| Laughing Jack Butte | W 273° | 1,877 m | 23.7 mi |
| Cross Mountain | S 183° | 1,839 m | 25.0 mi |
| Blue Mountain | N 2° | 1,837 m | 5.6 mi |
| Slate Mountain | WSW 237° | 1,816 m | 24.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Peak | S 176° | 1,768 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:45 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:14 | 19:52 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 17:58 | 18:31 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 44 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Diamond M RCH, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4540049777
Day trips start here
- Peach Springs · 12 mi
- Seligman · 23 mi
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