The Old Fort Historical Monument
The Old Fort Historical Monument is a historic site in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,531 m. Rotten Bananas Butte stands 1,996 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ellas Frontier Trading Post (ruins), a attraction 2.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
The story
park in Navajo County, Arizona, United States of America
Wikidata Q49569966, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1531 m
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66, National
85 named places within 25 miles
- Lee Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Apache Butte: 7.3 mi
- Marcou Mesa: 9.4 mi
- Jagged Rock: 10.8 mi
- Black Rock: 12.8 mi
- Joseph City Spring: 3.5 mi
- Westover Spring: 3.7 mi
- Blairs Spring: 8.8 mi
- Black Rock Spring: 13.0 mi
- Salt Water Seep: 18.5 mi
- Hunt Park: 10.1 mi
- Little Painted Desert County Park: 16.2 mi
- McHood Park: 18.4 mi
- Homolovi State Park: 20.2 mi
- Winslow City Park: 21.4 mi
- Museum Garden (planned): 21.6 mi
- Kitchen Garden (East): 21.6 mi
- Kitchen Garden (South): 21.6 mi
- Kitchen Garden (North): 21.6 mi
- La Posada Gardens - Flagpole Lawn: 21.6 mi
- Ellas Frontier Trading Post (ruins): 2.5 mi
- Rock Art Ranch: 9.6 mi
- Little Painted Desert Country Park: 16.7 mi
- Painted Desert Indian Center: 23.8 mi
- Jackrabbit: 6.3 mi
- St. Francis Statue: 21.7 mi
- Glenn Frey: 21.8 mi
- Winslow Arizona: 21.8 mi
- Navajo County Historical Museum: 10.0 mi
- Homolovi State Park Visitor Center: 19.8 mi
- Affeldt Mion Museum: 21.6 mi
- Old Trails Museum: 21.8 mi
- Chimney Canyon: 10.4 mi
- Chevelon Canyon: 12.0 mi
- Bell Cow Canyon: 12.1 mi
- Pink Cliffs: 22.2 mi
- Obed: 2.8 mi
- Sunset: 19.7 mi
- Brigham City: 21.4 mi
- Hashknife Pony Express Rider: 9.9 mi
- Stone Turret: 21.7 mi
- The Corner: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Old Fort Historical Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotten Bananas Butte | N 358° | 1,996 m | 19.0 mi |
| Chimney Butte | NNW 348° | 1,996 m | 24.3 mi |
| Flat Top Butte | N 1° | 1,976 m | 15.7 mi |
| Chezhin Chotah Butte | N 355° | 1,973 m | 24.9 mi |
| Ram Butte | NNE 16° | 1,972 m | 23.8 mi |
| Echo Spring Mountain | N 0° | 1,971 m | 23.4 mi |
| Long Butte | NNE 15° | 1,967 m | 21.4 mi |
| French Butte | N 355° | 1,967 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:26 | 18:00 | 18:33 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:02 | 19:39 |
| September equinox | 06:10 | 17:46 | 18:20 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:35 | 17:14 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holbrook, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/359252469
Day trips start here
- Joseph City · 1 mi
- Holbrook · 10 mi
- Homolovi Ruins State Park · 18 mi
- Winslow · 22 mi
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