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Vultee Arch

Vultee Arch from directly overhead

Vultee Arch is an attraction in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,657 m. Coulter Mountain stands 2,325 m to the east-northeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Antique Farm Equipment, a attraction 0.8 miles away. Sedona-Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Road passes 0.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1657 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.94156, -111.76863

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Lost Wilson Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Wilson Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Wilson Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Brins Mesa: 2.3 mi
  • East Pocket Knob: 2.3 mi
Springs
  • Cave Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Barney Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Maple Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Harding Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Willard Spring: 5.4 mi
Parks: 57
  • Jordan Historical Park: 4.4 mi
  • Posse Grounds Park: 5.0 mi
  • Bike Skills Park: 5.1 mi
  • Barbara Antonsen Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
  • Sedona Military Service Park: 5.6 mi
Artworks: 28
Attractions: 23
  • Antique Farm Equipment: 0.8 mi
  • Indian Head Arch: 0.9 mi
  • Seven Sacred Pools: 3.7 mi
  • Edge of the world: 4.3 mi
  • Barney Pasture Burn: 4.5 mi
Cliffs: 20
Museums: 20
  • Sedona Heritage Museum: 4.4 mi
  • Fort Tuthill Military History Museum: 13.9 mi
  • Mess Hall: 14.4 mi
  • Gems & Minerals Building: 14.4 mi
  • Model Railroad Building: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 12
Nature reserves: 11
Gardens: 10
  • Arroyo Pinon Botanical Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Rotary Community Garden: 11.3 mi
  • The Arboretum at Flagstaff: 15.3 mi
  • The Hummingbird Garden: 18.5 mi
  • The Wildflower Garden: 18.5 mi
Historic sites: 10
Rest areas: 4
  • McGuireville Rest Area: 18.5 mi
  • McGuireville Rest Area: 18.6 mi
  • Parks Rest Area: 22.0 mi
  • Parks Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Devil's Bridge: 3.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Sycamore Falls: 19.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Vultee Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coulter MountainENE 59°2,325 m9.1 mi
T-Six MountainE 101°2,209 m9.3 mi
Smith ButteNE 39°2,208 m6.9 mi
East Pocket KnobN 0°2,190 m2.3 mi
T-Six PointESE 105°2,170 m9.1 mi
Wilson MountainSSE 149°2,164 m1.9 mi
Ritter MountainNE 38°2,155 m5.8 mi
Wilson MountainSSE 151°2,137 m2.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:39
June solstice05:1419:0719:45
September equinox06:1617:5218:25
December solstice07:3216:4117:20

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424449556271757469594941

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Creek Canyon, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 35793 — Vultee Arch, Coconino County, Arizona.

OpenStreetMap element node/5612658184

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