Natural Arch
Natural Arch is an attraction in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,683 m. Navajo Mountain / Naatsisʼáán stands 3,148 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Eggshell Arch, a attraction 2.4 miles away. Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road passes 7.1 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1683 m
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic View · 8 mi
81 named places within 25 miles
- Potato Spring: 2.6 mi
- Inscription House Ruin Spring: 2.9 mi
- Sand Spring: 8.2 mi
- Cliff Spring: 10.3 mi
- Starting of the Water Spring: 10.4 mi
- Two Red Mesas: 5.4 mi
- Whirlwind Rock: 6.9 mi
- Square Butte: 7.7 mi
- White Mesa: 9.3 mi
- Hard Rock Mesa: 10.0 mi
- Eggshell Arch: 2.4 mi
- Margaret Arch: 11.8 mi
- Mikes Arch: 12.9 mi
- White Craig Arch: 13.9 mi
- Hogan: 16.2 mi
- Big Rock Point: 12.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Tsegi Point: 17.1 mi
- Chaiyahi Rim: 17.3 mi
- Autumn Magallanes Cliff: 22.5 mi
- Kiet Seel Ruin: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Natural Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navajo Mountain / Naatsisʼáán | N 355° | 3,148 m | 24.0 mi |
| Skeleton Mesa | E 80° | 2,326 m | 22.5 mi |
| Tall Mountain | ENE 61° | 2,302 m | 15.1 mi |
| White Mesa | SW 216° | 2,200 m | 9.3 mi |
| Zilnez Mesa | NE 53° | 2,184 m | 14.9 mi |
| Square Butte | SW 222° | 2,166 m | 7.7 mi |
| Yellow Butte | SSE 166° | 2,090 m | 22.4 mi |
| Yellow Butte | S 170° | 2,074 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 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, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5612658177
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