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Meteor Crater Museum

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Elevation, modelled
1,722 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Cow Hill2,311 m · 21.5 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 6616.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:42local time
Coordinates
35.0325, -111.0216

Meteor Crater Museum is a museum in Arizona, at a modelled 1,722 m. Cow Hill stands 2,311 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Meteor Crater Rest Area, a rest area 5.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 17 miles off. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.

meteorite impact crater in northern Arizona

Wikidata Q431381, matched on coordinates and name (520 m apart).

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Yes

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow HillWSW 239°2,311 m21.5 mi
Pine HillWSW 251°2,302 m20.4 mi
Jaycox MountainSW 225°2,265 m19.7 mi
Anderson MesaW 274°2,154 m23.7 mi
Chavez MountainSSW 198°2,107 m18.7 mi
East Sunset MountainSSE 152°2,077 m14.9 mi
Mesita KnollSSE 156°2,015 m17.1 mi
West Sunset MountainSSE 157°2,012 m11.8 mi

38 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 20
Historic sites: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2918:0318:36
June solstice05:1119:0519:42
September equinox06:1317:4918:22
December solstice07:2916:3817:17

Local time (America/Phoenix).

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