Jasper Forest Overlook
Jasper Forest Overlook is an attraction in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,699 m. Pilot Rock stands 1,900 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Agate Bridge, a attraction 0.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 19 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
Point of Interest
The story
Site of an ancient forest that has turned to petrified wood.
Wikidata Q49330192, matched on coordinates and name (420 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Petrified National Forest Park
How to reach it
- 18.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
59 named places within 25 miles
- The Battleship: 2.0 mi
- Martha's Butte: 2.7 mi
- The Flattops: 4.0 mi
- Twin Buttes: 6.3 mi
- Black Knoll: 6.8 mi
- Agate Bridge: 0.8 mi
- Blue Mesa Loop: 4.2 mi
- The Tepees: 4.6 mi
- Petroglyphs: 6.0 mi
- Stephen T. Mather Memorial Plaque: 6.0 mi
- Lacey Point: 12.1 mi
- Whipple Point: 12.3 mi
- Nizhoni Point: 12.5 mi
- Tiponi Point: 12.8 mi
- Tawa Point: 13.3 mi
- Rainbow Forest Museum & Visitor Center: 6.0 mi
- Painted Desert Inn: 13.5 mi
- Navajo County Historical Museum: 19.9 mi
- Agate House: 6.5 mi
- Old Us route 66: 11.3 mi
- Hashknife Pony Express Rider: 19.9 mi
- Ninemile Seep: 15.5 mi
- Cottonwood Seep: 17.4 mi
- Navajo Springs: 22.9 mi
- Petrified Forest National Park: 13.8 mi
- Hunt Park: 19.6 mi
- Adamana: 6.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jasper Forest Overlook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Rock | NNW 349° | 1,900 m | 18.8 mi |
| South Mountain | SE 142° | 1,845 m | 23.0 mi |
| Stinking Springs Mountain | SE 142° | 1,844 m | 23.0 mi |
| Chinde Mesa | N 1° | 1,830 m | 20.1 mi |
| Black Knoll | ENE 77° | 1,818 m | 6.8 mi |
| North Mountain | SE 139° | 1,813 m | 20.3 mi |
| Hennessy Buttes | NW 318° | 1,783 m | 17.6 mi |
| Sorrel Horse Mesa | ENE 65° | 1,759 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:24 | 17:58 | 18:31 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| September equinox | 06:08 | 17:44 | 18:18 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:33 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petrified Forest NP, 8 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Petrified Forest National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jun.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7738231352
Day trips start here
- Holbrook · 20 mi
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