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Museum of Northern Arizona

Museum of Northern Arizona from directly overhead

Museum of Northern Arizona is a museum in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 2,161 m. Humphreys Peak stands 3,851 m to the north, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Cheshire Park, a park 0.2 miles away. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 1.0 miles off.

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Coordinates35.23450, -111.66560

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • McMillan Mesa: 1.2 mi
  • Dry Lake Hills: 2.7 mi
  • Observatory Mesa: 3.0 mi
  • Devils Head: 3.1 mi
  • West Dry Lake Hill: 3.3 mi
Springs
Parks: 43
  • Cheshire Park: 0.2 mi
  • Thorpe Disc Golf Park: 2.0 mi
  • Thorpe Park: 2.0 mi
  • Buffalo Park: 2.1 mi
  • McPherson Park: 2.1 mi
Artworks: 27
Attractions: 16
Cliffs: 13
Museums: 12
Picnic sites: 11
  • Cochise Ramada: 6.5 mi
  • Maricopa Ramada: 6.6 mi
  • Navajo Ramada: 6.6 mi
  • Yavapai Ramada: 6.7 mi
  • Lake Mary Boat Landin: 13.9 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 7
  • Juniper Street Community Garden: 1.9 mi
  • The Lizard Garden: 3.4 mi
  • The Pond and Wetland Garden: 3.4 mi
  • The Forest Garden: 3.4 mi
  • The Wildflower Garden: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 7
Rest areas: 2
  • Parks Rest Area: 11.5 mi
  • Parks Rest Area: 11.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Sycamore Falls: 21.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Devil's Bridge: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Museum of Northern Arizona. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Humphreys PeakN 355°3,850.77 m7.8 mi
Agassiz PeakN 354°3,766 m6.4 mi
Fremont PeakN 3°3,648 m6.1 mi
Aubineau PeakN 2°3,608 m8.4 mi
Rees PeakN 5°3,497 m8.4 mi
Doyle PeakN 9°3,493 m6.7 mi
Schultz PeakNNE 19°3,074 m5.9 mi
Elden MountainE 83°2,834 m3.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3118:0518:39
June solstice05:1319:0819:45
September equinox06:1517:5218:25
December solstice07:3216:4017:19

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323439455261676558483931
Precip in2.12.51.80.90.90.22.83.41.81.31.31.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Valley, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element relation/14117038

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