- Elevation, modelled
- 1,480 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Chevelon Butte2,116 m · 24.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 66on it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:41local time
- Coordinates
- 35.0209, -110.6950
La Posada Gardens - Flagpole Lawn is a garden in Arizona, at a modelled 1,480 m. Chevelon Butte stands 2,116 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Affeldt Mion Museum, a museum 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.
La Posada was built by the Santa Fe Railway in 1929 for travelers coming through the Southwest by train, so the front door was here – facing the railroad tracks. Just east of the entry walkway is a large lawn centered on a flagpole.
- Operated by
- La Poosada Hotel
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of La Posada Gardens - Flagpole Lawn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevelon Butte | SSW 201° | 2,116 m | 24.3 mi |
| East Sunset Mountain | SW 223° | 2,077 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mesita Knoll | SW 218° | 2,015 m | 18.8 mi |
| West Sunset Mountain | SW 234° | 2,012 m | 17.1 mi |
| Flat Top Butte | ENE 62° | 1,976 m | 24.2 mi |
| Sunset Knoll | WSW 242° | 1,966 m | 17.2 mi |
| Table Mountain | SW 220° | 1,855 m | 19.5 mi |
| Black Rock | ENE 71° | 1,767 m | 24.8 mi |
- On the Historic Route 66National
62 named places within 25 miles
- Tucker Mesa: 7.9 mi
- Apache Butte: 15.5 mi
- East Sunset Mountain: 17.0 mi
- West Sunset Mountain: 17.1 mi
- Sunset Knoll: 17.2 mi
- Kitchen Garden (South): 0.0 mi
- Kitchen Garden (North): 0.0 mi
- Kitchen Garden (East): 0.0 mi
- La Posada Gardens - South Lawn: 0.0 mi
- Museum Garden (planned): 0.0 mi
- Standin' on the Corner Park: 0.3 mi
- Sacred Heart Park: 0.3 mi
- Winslow City Park: 0.5 mi
- Coopertown Park: 1.2 mi
- Homolovi State Park: 2.2 mi
- Bird Springs: 20.4 mi
- Joseph City Spring: 21.8 mi
- Westover Spring: 22.0 mi
- Salt Water Seep: 23.3 mi
- Blairs Spring: 24.2 mi
- St. Francis Statue: 0.1 mi
- Glenn Frey: 0.2 mi
- Winslow Arizona: 0.3 mi
- Jackrabbit: 15.4 mi
- Astronaut Statue: 18.6 mi
- Chevelon Canyon: 11.2 mi
- Relic Point: 14.0 mi
- Bell Cow Canyon: 14.0 mi
- Chimney Canyon: 15.5 mi
- Barringer crater rim: 18.6 mi
- Affeldt Mion Museum: 0.0 mi
- Old Trails Museum: 0.2 mi
- Homolovi State Park Visitor Center: 3.0 mi
- Meteor Crater Museum: 18.5 mi
- Little Painted Desert Country Park: 16.7 mi
- Rock Art Ranch: 16.8 mi
- Ellas Frontier Trading Post (ruins): 19.2 mi
- Two Guns: 23.4 mi
- Stone Turret: 0.1 mi
- The Corner: 0.2 mi
- The Old Fort Historical Monument: 21.6 mi
- Brigham City: 1.6 mi
- Sunset: 2.9 mi
- Obed: 22.2 mi
- Meteor Crater Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Meteor Crater Rest Area: 18.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 18:01 | 18:35 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:03 | 19:41 |
| September equinox | 06:12 | 17:48 | 18:21 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:37 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 41 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winslow AP, 2 mi away.
- 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.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteDay trips start here
- Winslow · 1 mi
- Homolovi Ruins State Park · 4 mi
- Joseph City · 21 mi
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