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Big Cedar Trap

Big Cedar Trap, seen from above at true elevation

Big Cedar Trap is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,219 m. Apache Peaks stands 2,115 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Wild Bee Spring, a spring 2.3 miles away. Gila-Pinal Scenic Road passes 26 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1219 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.57200, -110.46983

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Wild Bee Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Keam Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Gerald Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Cold Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 4.4 mi
Peaks
  • Indian Lookout: 5.6 mi
  • Sevenmile Mountains: 6.0 mi
  • Cassadore Mountain: 7.7 mi
  • Carol Spring Mountain: 8.1 mi
  • Black Mesa: 8.2 mi
Parks: 8
  • Jackson Butte Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
  • Seneca Lake Recreation Area: 13.4 mi
  • Roadside Picnic Area Milepost Two Hundred Ninety: 15.3 mi
  • Nofsgar Hill Baseball Complex: 21.5 mi
  • Ryan Park: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 2
  • Apache Cultural Museum: 19.1 mi
  • Gila County Historical Museum: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • McMinnville Camp: 12.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Old Dominion Mine Park: 21.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Big Cedar Trap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Apache PeaksW 262°2,115 m15.9 mi
Chiricahua ButteE 92°2,061 m19.6 mi
Carol Spring MountainNW 319°2,018 m8.1 mi
Timber Camp MountainNW 309°1,989 m9.2 mi
Dads LookoutE 80°1,930 m11.4 mi
Cow Pasture ButteNNE 19°1,905 m22.3 mi
Jackson ButteWNW 294°1,847 m9.1 mi
Indian LookoutENE 70°1,819 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2618:0118:34
June solstice05:1318:5919:36
September equinox06:1117:4718:20
December solstice07:2316:4017:18

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444854627081848277665344
Precip in2.01.91.00.40.40.32.72.11.01.21.01.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Globe #3, 22 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359242592

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