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Statehood Tree

Statehood Tree from directly overhead

Statehood Tree is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,631 m. Mount Union stands 2,427 m to the south-southeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Courthouse Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Mingus Mountain Scenic Road passes 18 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
Planted Feb 14, 1912 Monument presented to people of Arizona by Cub Scouts of Prescott, 1960

How to reach it

Coordinates34.54133, -112.46989

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Indian Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Whipple Peak: 1.7 mi
  • Kuhne Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Badger Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Thumb Butte: 2.9 mi
Springs
  • Deer Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Government Canyon Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Section Twelve Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Bellows Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Deer Lick Spring: 3.6 mi
Parks: 41
  • Courthouse Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • AC Williams Granite Creek Park: 0.5 mi
  • Honor Island Park: 0.5 mi
  • Jefferson Park: 0.5 mi
  • Ken Lindley Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 9
Attractions: 8
  • Whiskey Row: 0.0 mi
  • Granite Dells: 4.6 mi
  • Lynx Creek Gold Pan Day Use Area: 4.9 mi
  • Freedom Station Family Fun Center: 8.1 mi
  • Montimer Farms: 13.2 mi
Artworks: 7
Museums: 7
Ghost towns: 7
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Co-creation Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Healing Garden: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Watson Wood Preserve: 2.9 mi
  • Granite Mountain Peregrine Closure: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 6.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Statehood Tree. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount UnionSSE 157°2,427 m9.5 mi
Mount DavisSSE 153°2,407 m9.0 mi
Mount TritleS 170°2,368 m8.7 mi
Moscow PeakSSE 156°2,343 m10.4 mi
Spruce MountainSE 145°2,336 m6.6 mi
Granite BenchmarkNW 325°2,325 m8.2 mi
Lookout MountainS 172°2,291 m9.7 mi
Maverick MountainS 182°2,267 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3418:0918:42
June solstice05:1819:0919:47
September equinox06:1917:5518:28
December solstice07:3416:4517:24

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384146536170757467574638
Precip in1.51.81.50.60.50.22.72.81.61.00.91.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prescott, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12044895786

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