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Fort Verde State Historic Park

Fort Verde State Historic Park from directly overhead

Fort Verde State Historic Park is a museum in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 959 m. Hog Hill stands 2,042 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Rezzonico Family Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Red Rock Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

state historic park

Dates from 1970.

Wikidata Q5472218, matched on coordinates and name (137 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.56407, -111.85218

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Cottonwood Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Grief Hill Water: 5.2 mi
  • North Mine Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Mine Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Copper Canyon Water: 5.8 mi
Peaks
  • Middle Schroeder Butte: 4.2 mi
  • Table Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Black Hills: 5.0 mi
  • Hull Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Juniper Hill: 5.4 mi
Parks: 28
  • Rezzonico Family Park: 0.6 mi
  • Heritage Park: 4.6 mi
  • Windmill Park: 11.3 mi
  • Verde Scenic River Area: 14.2 mi
  • Cottonwood Kid's Park: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 19
Attractions: 15
  • Bull Pen Day Use Area: 8.4 mi
  • Cathedral Rock Vortex: 18.0 mi
  • Two Trees Observing Area: 18.1 mi
  • White Line: 19.1 mi
  • Ghost Town Tours: 19.8 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 8
  • Clemenceau Heritage Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Arizona Copper Art Museum: 18.4 mi
  • Arizona Copper Art Museum: 18.4 mi
  • Clarkdale Historical Society and Museum: 18.5 mi
  • Jerome State Historical Mine Park Museum: 19.7 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Rotary Community Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Cottonwood Community Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Arroyo Pinon Botanical Garden: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Crescent Moon Picnic Site: 18.3 mi
  • Midgley Bridge Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
  • Grasshopper Point Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Devil's Bridge: 23.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Fort Verde State Historic Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hog HillENE 58°2,042 m17.5 mi
Tule MesaS 171°2,030 m13.5 mi
Goat PeakWNW 289°2,024 m13.5 mi
Big HillENE 74°2,015 m17.1 mi
Porcupine MountainSSW 191°1,989 m6.7 mi
Oak HillE 95°1,944 m16.1 mi
Round MountainNE 49°1,929 m17.0 mi
Little MesaS 170°1,922 m16.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:39
June solstice05:1619:0719:44
September equinox06:1617:5318:26
December solstice07:3116:4317:21

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434753606876828174635042
Precip in1.41.31.10.50.40.21.52.11.51.00.71.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montezuma Castle NM, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/288198291

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