Puerco Pueblo
Puerco Pueblo is an attraction in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,638 m. Padres Mesa stands 1,957 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Petroglyphs, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 19 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
Point of Interest
What to expect
- Operated by
- Petrified National Forest Park
How to reach it
- 19.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
58 named places within 25 miles
- Petroglyphs: 0.0 mi
- The Tepees: 2.1 mi
- Blue Mesa Loop: 3.6 mi
- Historic Route 66 - 1932 Studebaker: 5.3 mi
- Agate Bridge: 5.7 mi
- Black Knoll: 7.3 mi
- Twin Buttes: 7.7 mi
- The Battleship: 7.7 mi
- Sorrel Horse Mesa: 8.0 mi
- Martha's Butte: 8.7 mi
- Lacey Point: 6.2 mi
- Whipple Point: 6.4 mi
- Nizhoni Point: 6.5 mi
- Tiponi Point: 6.8 mi
- Tawa Point: 7.3 mi
- Ninemile Seep: 13.2 mi
- Cottonwood Seep: 14.4 mi
- Navajo Springs: 19.0 mi
- Salt Seeps: 21.4 mi
- Water Dog Springs: 23.5 mi
- Old Us route 66: 5.3 mi
- Agate House: 12.3 mi
- Hashknife Pony Express Rider: 21.3 mi
- Painted Desert Inn: 7.5 mi
- Rainbow Forest Museum & Visitor Center: 11.8 mi
- Navajo County Historical Museum: 21.2 mi
- Petrified Forest National Park: 7.9 mi
- Hunt Park: 20.9 mi
- Adamana: 1.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Puerco Pueblo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Padres Mesa | NE 35° | 1,957 m | 24.4 mi |
| Pilot Rock | NNW 340° | 1,900 m | 13.3 mi |
| Chinde Mesa | N 359° | 1,830 m | 14.1 mi |
| Black Knoll | SE 127° | 1,818 m | 7.3 mi |
| North Mountain | SSE 149° | 1,813 m | 24.7 mi |
| Hennessy Buttes | WNW 300° | 1,783 m | 14.4 mi |
| Sorrel Horse Mesa | ESE 105° | 1,759 m | 8.0 mi |
| The Flattops | S 189° | 1,738 m | 10.0 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, 6 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/1739901480
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- Holbrook · 21 mi
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