Skip to content
Byway
Historic site · Arizona

Stone Turret

Stone Turret from directly overhead

Stone Turret is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,480 m. Chevelon Butte stands 2,116 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is La Posada Gardens - Dwarf Orchard, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

Stone building with a turret. This was used by the Santa Fe Railway as a workshop and guard tower for the trains passing through.

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.02141, -110.69647
Around it

62 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 16
  • Tucker Mesa: 7.8 mi
  • Apache Butte: 15.6 mi
  • East Sunset Mountain: 17.0 mi
  • West Sunset Mountain: 17.1 mi
  • Sunset Knoll: 17.1 mi
Gardens: 8
Parks: 7
Springs: 6
  • Bird Springs: 20.4 mi
  • Joseph City Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Westover Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Salt Water Seep: 23.4 mi
  • Blairs Spring: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 5
Cliffs: 5
  • Chevelon Canyon: 11.3 mi
  • Relic Point: 14.0 mi
  • Bell Cow Canyon: 14.1 mi
  • Chimney Canyon: 15.6 mi
  • Barringer crater rim: 18.5 mi
Museums: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Little Painted Desert Country Park: 16.8 mi
  • Rock Art Ranch: 16.9 mi
  • Ellas Frontier Trading Post (ruins): 19.3 mi
  • Two Guns: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chevelon ButteSSW 201°2,116 m24.3 mi
East Sunset MountainSW 223°2,077 m17.0 mi
Mesita KnollSW 218°2,015 m18.8 mi
West Sunset MountainSW 234°2,012 m17.1 mi
Flat Top ButteENE 62°1,976 m24.3 mi
Sunset KnollWSW 242°1,966 m17.1 mi
Table MountainSW 220°1,855 m19.4 mi
Black RockENE 71°1,767 m24.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0118:35
June solstice05:1019:0319:41
September equinox06:1217:4818:21
December solstice07:2816:3717:16

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364148556474797770574535
Precip in0.50.40.50.30.30.10.91.20.90.50.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winslow AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13285865758

More historic sites in Arizona

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore historic sites
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Stone Turret.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens