Lacey Point
Lacey Point is an attraction in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,739 m. Padres Mesa stands 1,957 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. Historic Route 66 passes 20 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
Point of Interest
The story
cliff in Apache County, Arizona, United States of America
Wikidata Q49469331, matched on coordinates and name (16 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Petrified National Forest Park
How to reach it
- 20.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
71 named places within 25 miles
- Lime Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Pilot Rock: 7.6 mi
- Chinde Mesa: 8.1 mi
- Carrizo Butte: 11.3 mi
- Sorrel Horse Mesa: 11.6 mi
- Whipple Point: 0.4 mi
- Nizhoni Point: 0.6 mi
- Historic Route 66 - 1932 Studebaker: 0.8 mi
- Tiponi Point: 1.4 mi
- No Name Point: 1.5 mi
- Lacey Point: 0.1 mi
- Whipple Point: 0.3 mi
- Nizhoni Point: 0.6 mi
- Pintado Point: 1.3 mi
- Tiponi Point: 1.4 mi
- Ninemile Seep: 14.7 mi
- Cottonwood Seep: 14.8 mi
- Navajo Springs: 17.5 mi
- Salt Seeps: 20.0 mi
- Salt Seeps: 20.1 mi
- Old Us route 66: 0.8 mi
- Agate House: 18.1 mi
- Hashknife Pony Express Rider: 23.0 mi
- Wide Ruin: 24.2 mi
- Painted Desert Inn: 1.6 mi
- Rainbow Forest Museum & Visitor Center: 17.5 mi
- Navajo County Historical Museum: 22.9 mi
- Petrified Forest National Park: 1.8 mi
- Hunt Park: 22.6 mi
- Adamana: 6.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lacey Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Padres Mesa | NE 46° | 1,957 m | 20.0 mi |
| Five Buttes | NW 315° | 1,928 m | 21.7 mi |
| Smooth Butte | NNW 335° | 1,922 m | 23.4 mi |
| Black Butte | NW 314° | 1,920 m | 23.3 mi |
| Twin Buttes | NNW 346° | 1,914 m | 23.4 mi |
| Pilot Rock | NNW 328° | 1,900 m | 7.6 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NW 325° | 1,896 m | 23.7 mi |
| Turkey Track Butte | WNW 295° | 1,836 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:24 | 17:58 | 18:31 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:00 | 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 | 35 | 39 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Painted Desert NP, 1 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/7738231353
Day trips start here
- Holbrook · 23 mi
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