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Cedar

Cedar from directly overhead

Cedar is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,361 m. Hualapai Peak stands 2,566 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Granite Peak, a peak 3.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 30 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

ghost town in Mohave County, Arizona

How to reach it

Coordinates34.77860, -113.79400

60 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
  • Granite Peak: 3.4 mi
  • Diamond Joe Peak: 4.5 mi
  • Burch Peak: 5.1 mi
  • Pine Peak: 7.5 mi
  • Aubrey Peak: 8.8 mi
Springs: 22
  • Beecher Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Mud Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Blue Mary Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Bee Springs: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Snoopy Rocket: 10.9 mi
  • Gold King Mansion: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hualapai Mountain Park: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Deer Canyon Picinic Area: 23.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hualapai PeakNNW2,566 m21.3 mi
Hayden PeakNNW2,542 m21.8 mi
Aspen PeakNNW2,489 m22.3 mi
Dean PeakN2,420 m23.8 mi
Wabayuma PeakNNW2,291 m16.0 mi
Pine PeakNNW2,199 m7.5 mi
Granite PeakW2,153 m3.4 mi
Burch PeakNW2,076 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:1418:47
June solstice05:2319:1519:52
September equinox06:2418:0018:33
December solstice07:4016:5017:29

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505258647281888780695749
Precip in1.31.31.10.20.10.00.61.20.70.60.60.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wikieup, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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