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Wild Monkey Trap

Wild Monkey Trap, seen from above at true elevation

Wild Monkey Trap is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 2,047 m. Maverick Mountain stands 2,468 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Skunk Canyon Spring, a spring 1.8 miles away. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
2047 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.45311, -110.00815

75 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 41
  • Skunk Canyon Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Soldier Hole Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Tule Springs: 9.9 mi
  • Warm Springs: 11.8 mi
  • No Way Spring: 11.8 mi
Peaks: 29
  • Chiricahua Butte: 10.2 mi
  • Georges Butte: 10.4 mi
  • West Poker Mountain: 13.1 mi
  • Diamond Bar Peak: 15.4 mi
  • Poker Mountain: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 1
  • Bylas Athletic Field: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wild Monkey Trap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maverick MountainENE 57°2,468 m22.0 mi
Willow MountainE 88°2,379 m23.9 mi
Freezeout MountainENE 72°2,347 m24.0 mi
Grindstone MountainNNE 19°2,237 m24.5 mi
Poker MountainENE 65°2,188 m16.1 mi
Sawbuck MountainE 85°2,092 m19.5 mi
Chiricahua ButteNW 317°2,061 m10.2 mi
West Poker MountainENE 65°2,047 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2517:5918:32
June solstice05:1118:5719:34
September equinox06:0917:4518:18
December solstice07:2116:3917:17

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363844495868727065544436
Precip in1.91.61.30.50.50.53.33.22.11.21.01.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Black RVR Pumps, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359253551

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