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Fernoles Natural Bridge

Fernoles Natural Bridge from directly overhead

Fernoles Natural Bridge is an attraction in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,248 m. Navajo Mountain / Naatsisʼáán stands 3,148 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Small Butte, a peak 3.4 miles away. Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road passes 11 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1248 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.85806, -111.11611

89 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 41
  • Small Butte: 3.4 mi
  • Pile of Sticks: 6.8 mi
  • Tse Binjoobaahi: 7.7 mi
  • Octagon Butte: 7.9 mi
  • Gray Mesa: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 28
Parks: 7
Springs: 7
  • Rainbow Lodge Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Potato Spring: 17.0 mi
  • War God Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Inscription House Ruin Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Dewey Seep: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 1
  • John Wesley Powell Museum: 19.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Owl Bridge: 20.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Copper Mine Trading Post: 24.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fernoles Natural Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Navajo Mountain / NaatsisʼáánNE 48°3,148 m18.3 mi
Navajo PointNNE 14°2,249 m22.2 mi
White MesaSSE 152°2,200 m21.8 mi
Square ButteSSE 149°2,166 m20.4 mi
Navajo BegayNE 50°2,125 m22.2 mi
Octagon ButteNE 54°2,036 m7.9 mi
Arrowhead MesaS 184°2,013 m21.5 mi
Whiskey Bottle RockSSE 165°1,982 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0219:37
June solstice06:0620:0920:48
September equinox07:1318:4919:23
December solstice07:3416:3217:12

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364150576778838172594535
Precip in0.70.50.50.40.40.10.60.90.90.90.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Page, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 2581893 — Fernholes Natural Bridge, Coconino County, Arizona.

OpenStreetMap element node/5612658180

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