Margaret Arch
Margaret Arch is an attraction in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 2,079 m. White Mesa stands 2,200 m to the north-northeast, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cave Spring, a spring 2.2 miles away. Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road passes 4.2 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2079 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic View · 4 mi
69 named places within 25 miles
- Cave Spring: 2.2 mi
- Badger Spring: 11.0 mi
- Starting of the Water Spring: 11.8 mi
- Potato Spring: 12.1 mi
- Inscription House Ruin Spring: 12.3 mi
- White Mesa: 2.6 mi
- Square Butte: 4.2 mi
- Whiskey Bottle Rock: 4.6 mi
- Hard Rock Mesa: 6.9 mi
- Two Red Mesas: 7.9 mi
- White Craig Arch: 3.4 mi
- White Mesa Arch: 5.2 mi
- Natural Arch: 11.8 mi
- Eggshell Arch: 13.0 mi
- Sitting Lizard Arch: 13.7 mi
- Big Rock Point: 5.3 mi
- Red Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Autumn Magallanes Cliff: 22.8 mi
- Horse Corral Point: 23.5 mi
- George Smith Historical Monument: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Margaret Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Mesa | NNE 32° | 2,200 m | 2.6 mi |
| Square Butte | NNE 23° | 2,166 m | 4.2 mi |
| Yellow Butte | SE 135° | 2,090 m | 17.2 mi |
| Yellow Butte | SE 140° | 2,074 m | 16.8 mi |
| Preston Mesa | SW 228° | 2,061 m | 18.6 mi |
| Saneneheck Rock | E 93° | 2,025 m | 17.8 mi |
| Arrowhead Mesa | W 270° | 2,013 m | 10.2 mi |
| Whirlwind Rock | ENE 69° | 1,983 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:32 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Betatakin, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMap- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 24229 — Margaret Arch, Coconino County, Arizona.
OpenStreetMap element node/5612658175
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