Mikes Arch
Mikes Arch is an attraction in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,399 m. Navajo Mountain / Naatsisʼáán stands 3,148 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Arch in the Sky, a attraction 4.2 miles away. Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road passes 16 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1399 m
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic View · 18 mi
84 named places within 25 miles
- Octagon Butte: 6.0 mi
- Gray Mesa: 7.2 mi
- Pile of Sticks: 7.7 mi
- Round Rock: 8.7 mi
- Balanced Rock Mesa: 10.1 mi
- Potato Spring: 10.6 mi
- Rainbow Lodge Spring: 11.6 mi
- War God Spring: 13.0 mi
- Inscription House Ruin Spring: 15.7 mi
- Upper Crossing Spring: 16.2 mi
- Arch in the Sky: 4.2 mi
- Tsai Skizzi: 7.8 mi
- Fernoles Natural Bridge: 8.6 mi
- Quick Arch: 9.7 mi
- Natural Arch: 12.9 mi
- Chaiyahi Rim: 7.1 mi
- Autumn Magallanes Cliff: 14.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Big Rock Point: 23.2 mi
- Owl Bridge: 17.6 mi
- Lake Powell Navajo Tribal Park: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mikes Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navajo Mountain / Naatsisʼáán | NNE 21° | 3,148 m | 14.1 mi |
| Tall Mountain | E 100° | 2,302 m | 20.7 mi |
| Navajo Point | N 352° | 2,249 m | 22.7 mi |
| White Mesa | S 175° | 2,200 m | 18.4 mi |
| Zilnez Mesa | E 95° | 2,184 m | 19.1 mi |
| Square Butte | S 173° | 2,166 m | 16.7 mi |
| Navajo Begay | NNE 29° | 2,125 m | 17.4 mi |
| Octagon Butte | NNW 339° | 2,036 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:31 | 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, 26 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5612658172
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