Sunset
Sunset is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,493 m. East Sunset Mountain stands 2,077 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Homolovi State Park Visitor Center, a museum 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.5 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
ghost town in Navajo County, Arizona
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
74 named places within 25 miles
- Tucker Mesa: 8.8 mi
- Apache Butte: 14.3 mi
- Ives Mesa: 15.0 mi
- Standing Horse Mesa: 16.8 mi
- Red Hill: 19.7 mi
- Museum Garden (planned): 2.8 mi
- Kitchen Garden (East): 2.8 mi
- Kitchen Garden (North): 2.8 mi
- Kitchen Garden (South): 2.9 mi
- La Posada Gardens - Flagpole Lawn: 2.9 mi
- Bird Springs: 18.4 mi
- Joseph City Spring: 19.5 mi
- Westover Spring: 19.8 mi
- Salt Water Seep: 20.5 mi
- Blairs Spring: 21.6 mi
- Homolovi State Park: 0.7 mi
- Winslow City Park: 2.4 mi
- Standin' on the Corner Park: 2.9 mi
- Sacred Heart Park: 3.2 mi
- Coopertown Park: 3.7 mi
- St. Francis Statue: 2.9 mi
- Winslow Arizona: 2.9 mi
- Glenn Frey: 2.9 mi
- Jackrabbit: 13.6 mi
- Astronaut Statue: 21.0 mi
- Chevelon Canyon: 10.5 mi
- Bell Cow Canyon: 13.7 mi
- Chimney Canyon: 14.9 mi
- Relic Point: 16.4 mi
- Barringer crater rim: 21.0 mi
- Homolovi State Park Visitor Center: 0.2 mi
- Affeldt Mion Museum: 2.9 mi
- Old Trails Museum: 2.9 mi
- Meteor Crater Museum: 20.9 mi
- Stone Turret: 2.9 mi
- The Corner: 2.9 mi
- The Old Fort Historical Monument: 19.7 mi
- Little Painted Desert Country Park: 13.8 mi
- Rock Art Ranch: 16.1 mi
- Ellas Frontier Trading Post (ruins): 17.4 mi
- Brigham City: 1.8 mi
- Obed: 20.6 mi
- Meteor Crater Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Meteor Crater Rest Area: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sunset. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Sunset Mountain | SW 225° | 2,077 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mesita Knoll | SW 220° | 2,015 m | 21.6 mi |
| West Sunset Mountain | SW 234° | 2,012 m | 20.0 mi |
| Rotten Bananas Butte | NE 55° | 1,996 m | 22.3 mi |
| Chimney Butte | NE 38° | 1,996 m | 22.4 mi |
| Flat Top Butte | ENE 63° | 1,976 m | 21.3 mi |
| Castle Butte | NE 36° | 1,976 m | 24.1 mi |
| Red Cheek Butte | NE 36° | 1,968 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 18:01 | 18:35 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:03 | 19:41 |
| September equinox | 06:11 | 17:48 | 18:21 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:36 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Homolovi Ruins State Park · 2 mi
- Winslow · 3 mi
- Joseph City · 19 mi
- Holbrook · 29 mi
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