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Hole in Rock

Hole in Rock from directly overhead

Hole in Rock is an attraction in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,824 m. Cedar Tree Hills stands 2,102 m to the west-southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Black Mesa, a peak 4.3 miles away. Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road passes 11 miles off. 106 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1824 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.57027, -111.41098

106 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 43
  • Little Black Mesa: 4.3 mi
  • Many Ghosts Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Cedar Tree Hills: 8.6 mi
  • Red Mesa: 9.0 mi
  • Wild Horse Trap Mesa: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 22
Springs: 16
  • Toh Bih Nosteny: 5.3 mi
  • Bitter Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Bodaway Water: 19.5 mi
  • Silver Grotto: 23.6 mi
  • Sevenmile Spring: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 13
Parks: 6
Beaches: 2
  • Sandbar: 19.3 mi
  • Paria Beach: 22.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Copper Mine Trading Post: 4.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Echo Peaks Fall: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
  • John Wesley Powell Museum: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cedar Tree HillsWSW 250°2,102 m8.6 mi
Preston MesaSE 141°2,061 m18.0 mi
Powells MonumentNW 322°2,042 m24.3 mi
TselgiishilNW 306°2,028 m15.1 mi
Arrowhead MesaE 96°2,013 m15.1 mi
White MesaWNW 297°1,993 m9.8 mi
Shinumo AltarWSW 241°1,987 m19.4 mi
Whiskey Bottle RockE 88°1,982 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0419:38
June solstice06:0820:1020:48
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3516:3417:14

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394554627283898676635040
Precip in0.60.70.60.30.40.10.91.11.10.80.40.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lees Ferry, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5612658169

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