Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 2,106 m. Chuska Peak stands 2,624 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Window Rock Tribal Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 1.4 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1995
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 0.7 mi off the Dine' Tah "Among the People" Scenic Road
- 15.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
90 named places within 25 miles
- Billy Goat Spring: 2.1 mi
- Claw Spring: 5.9 mi
- Hunters Point Spring: 8.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 8.7 mi
- Bonito Spring: 8.8 mi
- Black Rock: 3.5 mi
- Butterfly Butte: 4.7 mi
- Piney Hill: 8.7 mi
- Banana Ridge: 12.3 mi
- Torrivio Mesa: 14.3 mi
- Window Rock Tribal Park: 0.0 mi
- Tse Bonita Tribal Park: 1.1 mi
- Navajo Tribal Fairground: 1.9 mi
- Cross Canyon Recreation Area: 18.9 mi
- Bubany Park: 19.8 mi
- Tseghaahoodzani (Window Rock): 0.1 mi
- Venus Needle: 18.6 mi
- Cleopatra Needle: 19.7 mi
- Santa Fe Caboose: 20.3 mi
- Yellowhorse Trading Post: 22.3 mi
- Hunters Point: 9.2 mi
- Wu Wall: 15.3 mi
- New Side: 15.4 mi
- White Cliffs: 22.1 mi
- NP21: 15.5 mi
- Chief Manulieto Sculpture: 20.3 mi
- USMC Sculpture: 20.3 mi
- Wind Biker: 20.3 mi
- Navajo Museum: 1.2 mi
- Gallup History Museum: 20.2 mi
- George Galaris Multiultural Center: 20.3 mi
- window rock: 0.1 mi
- Painted Cliffs Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Big Falls: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuska Peak | NE 40° | 2,624 m | 18.4 mi |
| Zilditloi Mountain | N 9° | 2,604 m | 15.5 mi |
| Twin Buttes | NNE 21° | 2,570 m | 14.5 mi |
| Fluted Rock | NW 322° | 2,528 m | 18.0 mi |
| Deza Bluffs | NE 45° | 2,519 m | 21.8 mi |
| Piney Hill | NW 310° | 2,471 m | 8.7 mi |
| Buell Mountain | N 349° | 2,466 m | 16.7 mi |
| Sterrett Mesa | NNW 348° | 2,406 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:58 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:28 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Window Rock AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1422684721
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