Rock Art Ranch
Rock Art Ranch is an attraction in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,567 m. Flat Top Butte stands 1,976 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Canyon, a cliff 1.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.3 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
Call ahead for a tour. Very eclectic, but very interesting and the tour includes a trip to the canyon to see the petroglyphs, as well as other archaeological sites and amazing petrified wood. Admission is $35/person
What to expect
- Operated by
- Brantley Baird
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
65 named places within 25 miles
- Apache Butte: 3.8 mi
- Lee Mountain: 16.1 mi
- Twentymile Hill: 16.5 mi
- Red Hill: 16.6 mi
- Monument Hill: 18.4 mi
- McHood Park: 12.4 mi
- Homolovi State Park: 16.2 mi
- Sacred Heart Park: 16.7 mi
- Winslow City Park: 16.8 mi
- Standin' on the Corner Park: 17.0 mi
- Museum Garden (planned): 16.7 mi
- Kitchen Garden (East): 16.7 mi
- Kitchen Garden (South): 16.7 mi
- Kitchen Garden (North): 16.8 mi
- La Posada Gardens - Flagpole Lawn: 16.8 mi
- Chimney Canyon: 1.4 mi
- Bell Cow Canyon: 3.2 mi
- Chevelon Canyon: 5.6 mi
- Pink Cliffs: 17.5 mi
- Relic Point: 18.2 mi
- Joseph City Spring: 12.4 mi
- Westover Spring: 12.7 mi
- Blairs Spring: 17.5 mi
- Black Rock Spring: 21.0 mi
- Salt Water Seep: 24.6 mi
- Jackrabbit: 6.7 mi
- St. Francis Statue: 16.8 mi
- Glenn Frey: 17.0 mi
- Winslow Arizona: 17.0 mi
- The Old Fort Historical Monument: 9.6 mi
- Stone Turret: 16.9 mi
- The Corner: 17.0 mi
- Hashknife Pony Express Rider: 17.1 mi
- Homolovi State Park Visitor Center: 16.2 mi
- Affeldt Mion Museum: 16.7 mi
- Old Trails Museum: 17.0 mi
- Navajo County Historical Museum: 17.2 mi
- Obed: 8.2 mi
- Sunset: 16.1 mi
- Brigham City: 17.2 mi
- Ellas Frontier Trading Post (ruins): 8.0 mi
- Little Painted Desert Country Park: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Art Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Top Butte | NNE 21° | 1,976 m | 22.9 mi |
| Solomon Butte | S 191° | 1,877 m | 21.2 mi |
| Indian Rock | SSE 155° | 1,820 m | 22.1 mi |
| Flying Butte | NE 35° | 1,801 m | 22.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf | SE 138° | 1,800 m | 23.6 mi |
| Flattop Hill | SE 130° | 1,782 m | 22.2 mi |
| Buckhorn Hill | SE 135° | 1,778 m | 21.6 mi |
| Black Rock | NNE 29° | 1,767 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:26 | 18:01 | 18:34 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:02 | 19:39 |
| September equinox | 06:11 | 17:47 | 18:20 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:36 | 17:15 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holbrook, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/576428592
Day trips start here
- Joseph City · 9 mi
- Homolovi Ruins State Park · 14 mi
- Holbrook · 17 mi
- Winslow · 17 mi
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