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La Posada Gardens - Dwarf Orchard

La Posada Gardens - Dwarf Orchard from directly overhead

La Posada Gardens - Dwarf Orchard is a garden in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,480 m. Chevelon Butte stands 2,116 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Turret, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

A little fruit orchard, just west of the Maze. We have tried a variety of fruit trees, such as: Pear, Plumb, Apple & Cherry. This is a hard place for trees, as everything here is buffeted by the strong, prevailing Southwest winds.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
La Posada Hotel
Access
Yes
Fee
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.02161, -110.69652
Around it

62 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 16
  • Tucker Mesa: 7.8 mi
  • Apache Butte: 15.6 mi
  • East Sunset Mountain: 17.0 mi
  • West Sunset Mountain: 17.1 mi
  • Sunset Knoll: 17.1 mi
Gardens: 7
Parks: 7
Springs: 6
  • Bird Springs: 20.3 mi
  • Joseph City Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Westover Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Salt Water Seep: 23.4 mi
  • Blairs Spring: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 5
Cliffs: 5
  • Chevelon Canyon: 11.3 mi
  • Relic Point: 14.1 mi
  • Bell Cow Canyon: 14.1 mi
  • Chimney Canyon: 15.6 mi
  • Barringer crater rim: 18.5 mi
Museums: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Little Painted Desert Country Park: 16.8 mi
  • Rock Art Ranch: 16.9 mi
  • Ellas Frontier Trading Post (ruins): 19.3 mi
  • Two Guns: 23.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of La Posada Gardens - Dwarf Orchard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chevelon ButteSSW 201°2,116 m24.3 mi
East Sunset MountainSW 223°2,077 m17.0 mi
Mesita KnollSW 218°2,015 m18.8 mi
West Sunset MountainSW 234°2,012 m17.1 mi
Flat Top ButteENE 62°1,976 m24.3 mi
Sunset KnollWSW 242°1,966 m17.1 mi
Table MountainSW 220°1,855 m19.5 mi
Black RockENE 71°1,767 m24.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0118:35
June solstice05:1019:0319:41
September equinox06:1217:4818:21
December solstice07:2816:3717:16

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364148556474797770574535
Precip in0.50.40.50.30.30.10.91.20.90.50.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winslow AP, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Raven14 obs
  • silverleaf nightshade13 obs
  • House Sparrow12 obs
  • Lesser Goldfinch11 obs
  • House Finch10 obs
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove8 obs
  • Great-tailed Grackle8 obs
  • Apache plume8 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1448030893

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