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Indian Head Arch

Indian Head Arch from directly overhead

Indian Head Arch is an attraction in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,599 m. Coulter Hill stands 2,349 m to the east-northeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Antique Farm Equipment, a attraction 0.4 miles away. Sedona-Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Road runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1599 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.93906, -111.75254

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Wilson Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Lost Wilson Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Wilson Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • First Bench of Wilson Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Brins Mesa: 2.4 mi
Springs
  • Cave Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Willard Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Barney Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Ritter Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Harding Spring: 5.3 mi
Parks: 57
  • Jordan Historical Park: 4.2 mi
  • Posse Grounds Park: 5.1 mi
  • Bike Skills Park: 5.2 mi
  • Barbara Antonsen Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
  • Sedona Military Service Park: 5.7 mi
Artworks: 28
Attractions: 23
  • Antique Farm Equipment: 0.4 mi
  • Vultee Arch: 0.9 mi
  • Seven Sacred Pools: 3.9 mi
  • Pink Jeep Tours, Inc.: 4.9 mi
  • Edge of the world: 5.1 mi
Cliffs: 20
Museums: 20
  • Sedona Heritage Museum: 4.2 mi
  • Fort Tuthill Military History Museum: 13.8 mi
  • Mess Hall: 14.3 mi
  • Gems & Minerals Building: 14.3 mi
  • Model Railroad Building: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 12
Nature reserves: 11
Gardens: 10
  • Arroyo Pinon Botanical Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Rotary Community Garden: 11.2 mi
  • The Arboretum at Flagstaff: 15.4 mi
  • The Hummingbird Garden: 18.3 mi
  • The Wildflower Garden: 18.3 mi
Historic sites: 10
Rest areas: 4
  • McGuireville Rest Area: 18.4 mi
  • McGuireville Rest Area: 18.4 mi
  • Parks Rest Area: 22.4 mi
  • Parks Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Devil's Bridge: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Sycamore Falls: 20.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Indian Head Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coulter HillENE 62°2,349 m9.4 mi
Howard MountainNE 47°2,326 m9.5 mi
Coulter MountainNE 55°2,325 m8.4 mi
T-Six MountainE 101°2,209 m8.4 mi
Smith ButteNNE 31°2,208 m6.5 mi
East Pocket KnobNNW 340°2,190 m2.7 mi
T-Six PointESE 105°2,170 m8.2 mi
Wilson MountainS 177°2,164 m1.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3118:0618:39
June solstice05:1419:0719:45
September equinox06:1617:5218:25
December solstice07:3216:4117:20

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424449556271757469594941

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Creek Canyon, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1678950 — Indian Head Arch, Coconino County, Arizona.

OpenStreetMap element node/5612658185

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