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The Arboretum at Flagstaff

The Arboretum at Flagstaff from directly overhead

The Arboretum at Flagstaff is a garden in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 2,171 m. Humphreys Peak stands 3,851 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Woody Spring, a spring 1.5 miles away. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 6.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates35.16072, -111.73198

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Woody Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Fishers Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Garden Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Landon Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Belle Spring: 3.0 mi
Peaks
  • Woody Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Riordan Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Le Barron Hill: 3.8 mi
  • A 1 Mountain: 5.1 mi
  • Observatory Mesa: 5.4 mi
Parks: 55
  • Fort Tuthill County Park: 2.4 mi
  • Tuthill County Bike Park: 2.4 mi
  • University Highlands Park: 3.0 mi
  • Ponderosa Trails Park: 3.6 mi
  • Bow and Arrow Park: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 33
Artworks: 28
  • Motion: 3.4 mi
  • "Butterfly Electric Boxes: 4.1 mi
  • "Welcome To Flagstaff": 4.4 mi
  • PAWS #1 Family Support: 4.5 mi
  • Martian: 4.7 mi
Cliffs: 18
Museums: 14
  • Gems & Minerals Building: 2.5 mi
  • Model Railroad Building: 2.6 mi
  • Military Museum: 2.6 mi
  • Military Museum: 2.6 mi
  • Mess Hall: 2.6 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Cochise Ramada: 2.6 mi
  • Navajo Ramada: 2.6 mi
  • Yavapai Ramada: 2.7 mi
  • Maricopa Ramada: 2.7 mi
  • Bootlegger Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Historic sites: 7
Gardens: 7
  • The Lizard Garden: 5.3 mi
  • The Hummingbird Garden: 5.4 mi
  • The Wildflower Garden: 5.4 mi
  • The Pond and Wetland Garden: 5.4 mi
  • The Forest Garden: 5.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Parks Rest Area: 9.9 mi
  • Parks Rest Area: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Sycamore Falls: 16.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Devil's Bridge: 18.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of The Arboretum at Flagstaff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Humphreys PeakNNE 13°3,850.77 m13.2 mi
Agassiz PeakNNE 15°3,766 m11.8 mi
Fremont PeakNNE 20°3,648 m11.9 mi
Aubineau PeakNNE 17°3,608 m14.0 mi
Rees PeakNNE 19°3,497 m14.2 mi
Doyle PeakNNE 22°3,493 m12.6 mi
Schultz PeakNNE 28°3,074 m12.1 mi
Elden MountainNE 54°2,834 m9.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3118:0618:39
June solstice05:1419:0819:45
September equinox06:1617:5218:25
December solstice07:3216:4017:19

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283136424957646356463628
Precip in2.12.52.31.00.80.42.73.31.91.81.52.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flagstaff 4 SW, under a mile away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Greater Short-horned Lizard62 obs
  • Plateau Fence Lizard53 obs
  • Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel28 obs
  • Abert's Squirrel24 obs
  • Steller's Jay21 obs
  • Hunt's Bumble Bee18 obs
  • American Robin17 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco16 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/572974618

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