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Two Guns

Two Guns from directly overhead

Two Guns is an attraction in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,653 m. Cow Hill stands 2,311 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Canyon Diablo, a ghost town 3.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 19 miles off. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

The story

ghost town in Coconino County, Arizona, United States

Wikidata Q28842289, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1653 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.11461, -111.09206

Overlooks nearby

94 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 32
  • Merrill Crater: 12.7 mi
  • Rattlesnake Crater: 15.6 mi
  • South Sheba Crater: 15.8 mi
  • Campbell Crater: 16.3 mi
  • Sunset Knoll: 16.3 mi
Springs: 18
  • Burro Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Billy Back Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Anderson Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Yellow Jacket Spring: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Astronaut Statue: 7.2 mi
  • Twin Arrows: 11.1 mi
  • Winslow Arizona: 23.1 mi
  • Glenn Frey: 23.2 mi
  • South Space: 23.3 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Twin Arrows Trading Post: 11.0 mi
  • Tolchico: 18.2 mi
  • Kinnikinnick Pueblo: 18.3 mi
  • The Corner: 23.2 mi
  • Stone Turret: 23.3 mi
Parks: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Gorge: 4.1 mi
  • Grand Falls: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lake Mary Boat Landin: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Two Guns. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow HillSW 221°2,311 m22.0 mi
Pine HillSW 231°2,302 m19.7 mi
Jaycox MountainSSW 207°2,265 m22.0 mi
Pine Grove HillWSW 249°2,215 m23.2 mi
Stewart CraterNW 314°2,188 m24.5 mi
Anderson MesaWSW 258°2,154 m20.1 mi
Cochrane HillNW 306°2,120 m19.9 mi
Chavez MountainS 184°2,107 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2918:0318:36
June solstice05:1119:0519:43
September equinox06:1317:4918:23
December solstice07:3016:3817:17

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364148546172767468574435
Precip in1.11.00.50.70.50.31.92.41.60.90.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meteor Crater, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 24665 — Two Guns, Coconino County, Arizona.

OpenStreetMap element node/150980279

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