Awatovi
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Awatovi is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,970 m. Owl Hat Point stands 2,135 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Adams Butte, a peak 2.1 miles away. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Awatovi Ruins, spelled Awat'ovi in recent literature, are an archaeological site on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona, United States. The site contains the ruins of a pueblo estimated to be 500 years old, as well as those of a 17th-century Spanish mission. It was visited in the 16th century by members of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado's exploratory expedition. In the 1930s, Hopi artist Fred Kabotie was commissioned by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology of Harvard University to reproduce the prehistoric murals found during the excavation of the Awatovi Ruins. The site was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964. The site has been studied, and now even the campsite of the archeologists is itself of archeological interest: the Awatovi Expedition of the Peabody Museum campsite is itself deemed an archeological site worthy of further study.
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Wikidata Q934215, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bluebird Spring: 4.9 mi
- Snowbird Spring: 6.3 mi
- Sactone Spring: 7.1 mi
- Tawapa Spring: 9.6 mi
- Coyote Spring: 9.8 mi
- Adams Butte: 2.1 mi
- Sun Altar: 4.7 mi
- Antelope Mesa: 5.1 mi
- Star Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Little Star Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Mots'ovi: 8.3 mi
- Meat Point: 12.6 mi
- Horseshoe Point: 12.7 mi
- White Point: 13.1 mi
- Coal Point: 13.2 mi
- Keams Canyon Community Park: 7.3 mi
- Hopi Tribe Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Old Orchard Picnic Ground: 22.5 mi
- Cedar Springs Trading Post: 19.5 mi
- Tug-Of-War Historical Marker: 22.9 mi
- Hopi Cultural Center: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Awatovi. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owl Hat Point | NE 49° | 2,135 m | 24.1 mi |
| Little Black Spot Mountain | N 353° | 2,135 m | 24.9 mi |
| Low Mountain | NNE 33° | 2,048 m | 20.2 mi |
| Shonto Butte | SSW 198° | 2,047 m | 22.0 mi |
| Round Top | SSW 211° | 2,034 m | 23.4 mi |
| Egloffstein Butte | SW 216° | 2,032 m | 12.5 mi |
| Hauke Mesa | S 188° | 2,031 m | 14.7 mi |
| Horse Butte | SSW 194° | 2,030 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:03 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:32 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keams Canyon, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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