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North Pole Experience

North Pole Experience from directly overhead

North Pole Experience is an attraction in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 2,089 m. Humphreys Peak stands 3,851 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Timeless Apparitions, a artwork 0.8 miles away. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 4.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Seasonal
christmas

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.19078, -111.61995

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
  • McMillan Mesa: 3.3 mi
  • Devils Head: 3.6 mi
  • Elden Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • TV Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Sheep Hill: 4.5 mi
Parks: 50
Artworks: 29
Attractions: 19
  • Lowell Observatory: 2.7 mi
  • Levitate Adventure Park: 3.3 mi
  • Waterbird petroglyph site: 5.2 mi
  • Humphreys Peak B-24 Bomber Crash Site: 11.1 mi
  • Lava Flow Trail: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 15
Museums: 14
Picnic sites: 11
  • Maricopa Ramada: 5.2 mi
  • Cochise Ramada: 5.3 mi
  • Navajo Ramada: 5.3 mi
  • Yavapai Ramada: 5.4 mi
  • Lake Mary Boat Landin: 10.0 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 7
  • The Forest Garden: 1.3 mi
  • The Hummingbird Garden: 1.3 mi
  • The Wildflower Garden: 1.3 mi
  • The Pond and Wetland Garden: 1.3 mi
  • The Lizard Garden: 1.3 mi
Historic sites: 7
Rest areas: 2
  • Parks Rest Area: 14.6 mi
  • Parks Rest Area: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Devil's Bridge: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Sycamore Falls: 23.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of North Pole Experience. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Humphreys PeakNNW 343°3,850.77 m11.2 mi
Agassiz PeakNNW 341°3,766 m9.9 mi
Fremont PeakNNW 346°3,648 m9.4 mi
Aubineau PeakN 349°3,608 m11.6 mi
Rees PeakN 351°3,497 m11.6 mi
Doyle PeakN 351°3,493 m9.7 mi
Schultz PeakN 356°3,074 m8.6 mi
Elden MountainNNE 20°2,834 m3.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3118:0518:39
June solstice05:1319:0719:45
September equinox06:1517:5118:25
December solstice07:3216:4017:19

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313338445161676558483830
Precip in2.12.21.90.90.80.32.63.01.81.51.61.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flagstaff AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5341219623

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