Whitehouse Picnic Area
Whitehouse Picnic Area is an attraction in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,422 m. Mount Wrightson stands 2,882 m to the southeast, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Madera Canyon Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.4 miles away. Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 11.3 mi off the Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Dutch John Spring: 1.3 mi
- Bog Springs: 1.4 mi
- Sylvester Spring: 1.7 mi
- Kent Spring: 2.1 mi
- Madera Spring: 2.1 mi
- Pete Mountain: 2.0 mi
- McCleary Peak: 2.1 mi
- Jack Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Mount Hopkins: 3.1 mi
- Florida Peak: 3.1 mi
- Canoa Preserve Park: 8.7 mi
- Desert Meadows Park: 10.4 mi
- Madera Highlands Park: 10.9 mi
- Madera Highlands: 11.5 mi
- Quail Creek-Veterans Municipal Park: 12.3 mi
- Titan II Missile Base #06: 1.5 mi
- Barn: 8.3 mi
- Drop Tank Rocket Body: 10.5 mi
- Camp Crittenden Historical Marker: 12.0 mi
- Fuel Semitrailer: 13.6 mi
- Alto: 8.5 mi
- Kentucky Camp: 9.0 mi
- Helvetia: 10.2 mi
- Salero: 10.6 mi
- Calabasas: 19.2 mi
- Rojas House: 12.8 mi
- Otero Hall: 12.8 mi
- Titan Missile Museum: 13.5 mi
- The Patagonia Museum: 15.5 mi
- Pete Kitchens Museum: 23.5 mi
- Madera Canyon Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
- Madera Traailhead Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
- Mt. Wrightson Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Patagonia Memorial Garden: 15.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 15.4 mi
- Patagonia Community Garden: 15.4 mi
- F4 Phantom: 17.3 mi
- Anthony's: 22.8 mi
- Ciénega Bridge: 24.1 mi
- Canoa Rest Area: 9.3 mi
- Canoa Rest Area: 9.3 mi
- The Paton Center for Hummingbirds: 15.2 mi
- Patagonia Lake State Park: 16.4 mi
- Patagonia Mosaic: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Whitehouse Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wrightson | SE 142° | 2,882.32 m | 3.3 mi |
| Mount Hopkins | S 183° | 2,576 m | 3.1 mi |
| Josephine Peak | SSE 147° | 2,563 m | 4.3 mi |
| McCleary Peak | E 100° | 2,546 m | 2.1 mi |
| Florida Peak | E 99° | 2,480 m | 3.1 mi |
| Pete Mountain | SSW 204° | 2,307 m | 2.0 mi |
| Jack Mountain | SSE 163° | 2,270 m | 3.0 mi |
| Castle Dome | ENE 60° | 2,022 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:35 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 18:57 | 19:33 |
| September equinox | 06:13 | 17:49 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:48 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 52 | 58 | 63 | 71 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 58 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Rita EXP Range, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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