White Craig Arch
White Craig Arch is an attraction in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 2,034 m. White Mesa stands 2,200 m to the east-northeast, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Whiskey Bottle Rock, a peak 2.2 miles away. Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road passes 4.1 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2034 m
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic View · 7 mi
72 named places within 25 miles
- Whiskey Bottle Rock: 2.2 mi
- White Mesa: 5.1 mi
- Square Butte: 6.2 mi
- Arrowhead Mesa: 6.9 mi
- Wind Rock: 8.2 mi
- Cave Spring: 3.4 mi
- Potato Spring: 13.5 mi
- Gopher Spring: 14.1 mi
- Badger Spring: 14.4 mi
- Inscription House Ruin Spring: 14.9 mi
- Margaret Arch: 3.4 mi
- White Mesa Arch: 5.9 mi
- Sitting Lizard Arch: 10.6 mi
- Natural Arch: 13.9 mi
- Eggshell Arch: 15.4 mi
- Big Rock Point: 8.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Autumn Magallanes Cliff: 20.7 mi
- White Point: 23.7 mi
- Horse Corral Point: 24.7 mi
- George Smith Historical Monument: 16.3 mi
- Copper Mine Trading Post: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of White Craig Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Mesa | ENE 68° | 2,200 m | 5.1 mi |
| Square Butte | NE 54° | 2,166 m | 6.2 mi |
| Yellow Butte | SE 128° | 2,090 m | 19.9 mi |
| Yellow Butte | SE 132° | 2,074 m | 19.3 mi |
| Preston Mesa | SW 220° | 2,061 m | 16.4 mi |
| Saneneheck Rock | E 93° | 2,025 m | 21.1 mi |
| Arrowhead Mesa | W 267° | 2,013 m | 6.9 mi |
| Whirlwind Rock | ENE 74° | 1,983 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:33 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Betatakin, 28 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMap- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1678951 — White Craig Arch, Coconino County, Arizona.
OpenStreetMap element node/5612658166
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