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Casa Piedra

Casa Piedra from directly overhead

Casa Piedra is a historic site in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,085 m. Atascosa Mountains stands 1,947 m to the east-northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Sentinel Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road passes 19 miles off. 149 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.

The story

human settlement in Arizona, United States of America

Wikidata Q28220463, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1085 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.38926, -111.25065

149 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 52
  • Sentinel Peak: 0.5 mi
  • Bartlett Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Flat Top Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Manzanita Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Montana Peak: 4.0 mi
Springs: 42
  • Saucito Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Sierra Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Savoita Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Hillside Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Alamo Spring: 6.9 mi
Parks: 27
  • Thumb Rock Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
  • Red Rock Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • Calabasas Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
  • Schoolhouse Park: 13.8 mi
  • Robert Damon Recreational Complex: 15.8 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Buffalo Soldiers Cemetary: 0.8 mi
  • Mercantile: 5.2 mi
  • Pfirmmer house: 5.2 mi
  • Peña Blanca Sign: 17.0 mi
  • Tumacacori Mission Cemetery: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Bat viewing benches: 4.9 mi
  • Cienega Trail, Buenos Aires NWR: 13.6 mi
  • Garcia Ranch: 14.0 mi
  • Crusher: 15.7 mi
  • Quail Pen: 19.6 mi
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Arivaca Community Garden: 13.6 mi
  • Native Plant Garden: 19.6 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 19.7 mi
Artworks: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atascosa MountainsENE 64°1,947 m6.8 mi
Atascosa PeakENE 64°1,926 m6.8 mi
San Cayetano PeakENE 60°1,814 m19.7 mi
Ramanote PeakENE 60°1,785 m8.3 mi
Sardina PeakNNE 29°1,708 m15.8 mi
Fraguita PeakNNW 329°1,627 m9.5 mi
Bartolo MountainNNE 18°1,626 m8.8 mi
Murphy PeakNNE 30°1,624 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3018:0518:37
June solstice05:2218:5819:33
September equinox06:1417:5118:23
December solstice07:2116:5017:27

Local time (America/Hermosillo).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485055606877807974655547
Precip in1.21.10.80.30.20.53.83.41.81.10.91.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tumacacori NM, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/150966252

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