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Lee's Ferry

Lee's Ferry from directly overhead

Lee's Ferry is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 957 m. Cedar Tree Hills stands 2,102 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Paria Beach, a beach 1.4 miles away. Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road passes 4.2 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Coconino County, Arizona, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates36.86684, -111.58512

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Archer Drive: 3.0 mi
  • Balanced Rocks: 3.1 mi
  • Navajo Petroglyphs: 3.6 mi
  • Horseshoe Bend: 3.9 mi
  • Thousand Pockets: 4.4 mi
Peaks: 54
  • Johnson Point: 1.6 mi
  • Echo Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Finger Rock: 2.5 mi
  • Five Mile Point: 4.4 mi
  • Powells Monument: 5.4 mi
Springs: 29
  • Lowrey Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Sevenmile Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Upper Twin Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Badger Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Lower Twin Spring: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
Parks: 9
Beaches: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Wilson Ranch: 4.0 mi
  • Copper Mine Trading Post: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Echo Peaks Fall: 2.8 mi
Museums: 1
  • John Wesley Powell Museum: 7.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cedar Tree HillsS 176°2,102 m23.4 mi
White KnollsWSW 244°2,090 m12.9 mi
The Big KnollW 264°2,054 m14.9 mi
Powells MonumentWSW 256°2,042 m5.4 mi
TselgiishilSSW 193°2,028 m12.0 mi
Middle KnollW 270°2,018 m14.4 mi
White MesaS 177°1,993 m16.1 mi
Little KnollW 276°1,958 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:38
June solstice06:0820:1120:50
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3616:3417:14

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394554627283898676635040
Precip in0.60.70.60.30.40.10.91.11.10.80.40.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lees Ferry, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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