"W" mountain
"W" mountain is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,401 m. Mount Graham stands 3,264 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Quail Park, a park 5.7 miles away. Swift Trail Parkway passes 19 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- W
How to reach it
- 18.9 mi off the Swift Trail Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
- Hackberry Spring: 8.3 mi
- Whisky Spring: 9.1 mi
- Malay Spring: 9.5 mi
- Apache Spring: 9.6 mi
- Walnut Spring: 9.8 mi
- Square Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Camels Back: 9.8 mi
- Greasewood Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Silver Peak: 12.3 mi
- Kane Spring Mountain: 12.7 mi
- Quail Park: 5.7 mi
- Keiller Park and Recreation Center: 5.9 mi
- Jessie Street Park: 5.9 mi
- Hazel Johnson Park: 6.4 mi
- Historic Railroad Avenue Park: 6.5 mi
- The Willcox Women's Community Center: 6.3 mi
- Hazel Johnson Park: 6.4 mi
- Ring Target: 12.2 mi
- Centennial of Chiricahua Apache: 20.4 mi
- Old Fort Bowie: 20.8 mi
- West Canyon Picnic Grounds: 21.1 mi
- Indian Bread Rocks Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Noon Creek Picnic Grounds: 22.3 mi
- Rex Allen Museum: 6.5 mi
- Chiricahua Regional Museum & Research Center: 6.5 mi
- Cochise: 16.8 mi
- Russellville: 23.0 mi
- Hagens Point: 19.9 mi
- Grant Creek Falls: 22.7 mi
- Texas Canyon Rest Area: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of "W" mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Graham | N 356° | 3,264 m | 24.6 mi |
| Hawk Peak | N 354° | 3,235 m | 24.5 mi |
| Plain View Peak | N 356° | 3,161 m | 24.0 mi |
| Heliograph Peak | N 358° | 3,050 m | 21.0 mi |
| Grant Hill | N 353° | 2,886 m | 22.2 mi |
| Eagle Rock | N 359° | 2,851 m | 21.5 mi |
| Ladybug Peak | N 4° | 2,656 m | 19.1 mi |
| Dos Cabezas Peaks | ESE 122° | 2,534 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:24 | 17:59 | 18:31 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| September equinox | 06:08 | 17:45 | 18:18 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:42 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 48 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willcox, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10178589827
Day trips start here
- Willcox · 6 mi
- Southeast Arizona · 21 mi
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