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Planes of Fame Air Museum

Planes of Fame Air Museum from directly overhead

Planes of Fame Air Museum is a museum in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,828 m. Kendrick Peak stands 3,175 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bedrock City, a attraction 0.4 miles away. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 5.9 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates35.64766, -112.14162
Around it

78 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
  • Red Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Four Hills: 7.3 mi
  • White Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Double Top: 10.5 mi
  • Double Knobs: 10.5 mi
Springs: 9
  • Burro Spring: 20.0 mi
  • West Elk Spring: 20.4 mi
  • East Elk Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Apache Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Kendrick Spring: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Dino: 0.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
  • Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 22.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kendrick PeakSE 135°3,175 m23.3 mi
Sitgreaves MountainSSE 160°2,862 m22.4 mi
East Newman HillSE 138°2,594 m23.4 mi
Newman HillSE 139°2,588 m23.0 mi
Government HillSSE 155°2,566 m24.2 mi
Government MountainSSE 147°2,539 m24.3 mi
Horseshoe HillSE 128°2,520 m24.8 mi
Slate MountainESE 122°2,504 m19.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0718:41
June solstice05:1419:1019:48
September equinox06:1717:5318:27
December solstice07:3516:4017:20

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343743495767727064534233
Precip in1.11.11.00.50.60.22.02.01.21.00.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williams 35 NNW, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/203611306

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