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Sycamore Rim

Sycamore Rim, seen from above at true elevation

Sycamore Rim is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,414 m. Hyde Creek Mountain stands 2,210 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sycamore Mesa, a peak 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 44 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1414 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.63752, -112.85685

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sycamore Mesa: 0.7 mi
  • Castle Rock: 2.6 mi
  • Bubby Buttes: 2.7 mi
  • Cedar Mesa: 3.7 mi
  • Tank Creek Mesa: 4.5 mi
Springs
  • South Benches Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Dougherty Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Willow Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Tubs Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Deer Spring: 1.6 mi
Parks: 20
  • Granite Basin Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • Lounce Lookout: 20.0 mi
  • Thumb Butte Park: 20.1 mi
  • Flinn Park: 21.7 mi
  • Badger Park: 22.3 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Firefighters Memorial: 20.1 mi
  • Hardyville Road Marker: 20.8 mi
  • Granite Creek: 22.9 mi
  • Pauline Weaver: 22.9 mi
  • Hotel St. Michael: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 5
Museums: 4
Nature reserves: 2
  • Granite Mountain Peregrine Closure: 16.5 mi
  • Watson Wood Preserve: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Healing Garden: 22.5 mi
  • Co-creation Garden: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Sycamore Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hyde Creek MountainNNW 346°2,210 m14.1 mi
Granite MountainE 89°2,208 m16.0 mi
Camp Wood MountainNNW 342°2,198 m13.9 mi
Little Granite MountainE 97°2,160 m16.2 mi
Pinetop MountainNNW 343°2,154 m15.0 mi
Denny MountainN 1°2,008 m9.0 mi
Sugarloaf MountainESE 114°1,993 m15.5 mi
Granite KnobN 349°1,989 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:1018:43
June solstice05:2019:1119:48
September equinox06:2017:5618:30
December solstice07:3516:4617:25

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444551576575807973625143
Precip in2.12.31.70.60.40.21.22.31.40.91.01.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bagdad, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359273708

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