Cottonwood Canyon Petroglyph Site
Cottonwood Canyon Petroglyph Site is an attraction in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 709 m. Iron Mountain stands 1,838 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mineral Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Gila-Pinal Scenic Road passes 4.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Gila-Pinal Scenic Road
- 22.6 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
- 29.9 mi off the From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Lookout · 7 mi
- Weaver's Needle Lookout · 7 mi
- Barrier-Free Lookout · 7 mi
- Fish Creek Vista · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mineral Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Dromedary Peak: 3.7 mi
- Bell Butte: 4.1 mi
- Peak 3957: 4.2 mi
- Peak 4110: 4.4 mi
- Trough Spring: 5.1 mi
- Spencer Spring: 15.2 mi
- Pope Spring: 15.3 mi
- Whiskey Spring: 15.7 mi
- Rogers Spring: 15.9 mi
- Superior Stadium: 9.0 mi
- Besich Park: 10.1 mi
- Peralta Regional Park: 13.7 mi
- Black Spring: 14.7 mi
- Superstition Mountain Monument: 15.0 mi
- Yucca Forest: 6.7 mi
- Wallace Desert Garden: 6.7 mi
- Wallace Forest: 6.7 mi
- Agave Hill: 6.8 mi
- Gateway Garden: 6.8 mi
- Woodpecker Mine: 2.4 mi
- Reymert Ruins: 2.4 mi
- Desert Dweller: 3.4 mi
- 15 Mile Ranch: 5.1 mi
- Martinez Mine: 5.2 mi
- Mineral Mountain Rock Waterfall: 2.7 mi
- Trails End: 6.7 mi
- Conversation Point: 6.7 mi
- Javelina Point: 6.7 mi
- The Grotto: 6.8 mi
- Black Point: 9.6 mi
- Apache Leap: 10.8 mi
- The Funny Farm: 11.6 mi
- Kitty Pool: 11.6 mi
- Little England Wall: 11.6 mi
- Peaceful Little Ones: 6.7 mi
- Do You Hear What I Hear?: 6.8 mi
- The Ring of Life: 6.9 mi
- Woman from the Fields: 6.9 mi
- S: 9.8 mi
- Reymert: 2.4 mi
- Pinal City: 7.6 mi
- Cochran: 8.1 mi
- Ray: 13.8 mi
- Bellevue: 19.1 mi
- Dungeon Tour: 13.7 mi
- San Tan Historical Society: 23.4 mi
- Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum: 24.5 mi
- Poston Butte Preserve: 14.1 mi
- San Tan Mountain Regional Park: 23.3 mi
- Boyce Thompson Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Massacre Falls: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Cottonwood Canyon Petroglyph Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,838 m | 16.3 mi |
| Hutton Peak | ENE 58° | 1,704 m | 16.5 mi |
| Montana Mountain | NNE 19° | 1,685 m | 14.7 mi |
| Five Point Mountain | ENE 57° | 1,665 m | 17.9 mi |
| Government Hill | NNE 33° | 1,648 m | 16.9 mi |
| Kings Crown Peak | NE 47° | 1,600 m | 13.0 mi |
| Fortuna Peak | NE 39° | 1,578 m | 13.7 mi |
| Scott Mountain | E 92° | 1,547 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 18:04 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:01 | 19:38 |
| September equinox | 06:14 | 17:50 | 18:23 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:45 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 56 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 83 | 74 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Superior, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8427269260
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