Turtle Rock
Turtle Rock is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,716 m. Blue Peak stands 2,827 m to the northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Spring, a spring 2.3 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1716 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Spring: 2.3 mi
- Mangrum Spring: 2.5 mi
- Owl Spring: 2.5 mi
- Mangrum Spring: 2.9 mi
- Sweetie Spring: 3.7 mi
- Auger Peak: 2.9 mi
- Crooks Mesa: 3.2 mi
- Bear Mountain: 3.8 mi
- KP Mesa: 3.8 mi
- Government Mesa: 4.4 mi
- Devils Washboard: 8.6 mi
- Tige Rim: 10.2 mi
- Burke Point: 11.7 mi
- Baldy Bill Point: 12.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 21.0 mi
- Sheep Saddle Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 21.3 mi
- H L Saddle Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- HL Saddle Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Sardine Saddle Family Picnic: 22.9 mi
- Crabtree Park: 7.7 mi
- Dangerous Park: 16.0 mi
- Upper Juan Miller Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- The Catwalk Historical Marker: 23.0 mi
- Granville Recreation Area: 24.5 mi
- Chitty Falls: 11.2 mi
- Sardine Falls: 22.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 22.8 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 22.9 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 20.2 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 24.6 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Turtle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Peak | NW 304° | 2,827 m | 6.4 mi |
| Burke Point | N 352° | 2,774 m | 11.0 mi |
| Rose Peak | WSW 243° | 2,677 m | 10.7 mi |
| Whiterocks Mountain | E 93° | 2,673 m | 9.3 mi |
| Indian Peak | NW 308° | 2,627 m | 5.6 mi |
| Bear Mountain | ENE 65° | 2,612 m | 3.8 mi |
| W S Mountain | E 81° | 2,563 m | 7.5 mi |
| Telephone Mesa | WSW 248° | 2,562 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 19:54 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:35 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/359274445
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