Rainbow Forest Museum & Visitor Center
Rainbow Forest Museum & Visitor Center is a museum in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,670 m. Little Mesa Redonda stands 1,966 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Stephen T. Mather Memorial Plaque, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 17 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
The story
museum in Arizona
Dates from 1931.
Wikidata Q64032079, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1670 m
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 17.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
67 named places within 25 miles
- The Flattops: 2.7 mi
- Martha's Butte: 3.7 mi
- The Battleship: 5.3 mi
- Twin Buttes: 7.7 mi
- Potter Mesa: 9.5 mi
- Stephen T. Mather Memorial Plaque: 0.1 mi
- Giant Logs: 0.1 mi
- Long Logs: 0.6 mi
- Agate House: 0.7 mi
- Crystal Forest Gift Shop: 2.1 mi
- Lacey Point: 17.6 mi
- Whipple Point: 17.8 mi
- Nizhoni Point: 18.0 mi
- Tiponi Point: 18.4 mi
- Pintado Point: 18.8 mi
- Agate House: 0.7 mi
- Old Us route 66: 16.7 mi
- Hashknife Pony Express Rider: 17.7 mi
- Hunt Park: 17.5 mi
- Petrified Forest National Park: 19.2 mi
- Pioneer Park: 23.9 mi
- Navajo County Historical Museum: 17.6 mi
- Painted Desert Inn: 19.1 mi
- Ninemile Seep: 21.0 mi
- Cottonwood Seep: 23.1 mi
- Adamana: 11.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rainbow Forest Museum & Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Mesa Redonda | S 177° | 1,966 m | 23.8 mi |
| Pilot Rock | N 359° | 1,900 m | 23.5 mi |
| South Mountain | SE 127° | 1,845 m | 21.8 mi |
| Stinking Springs Mountain | SE 127° | 1,844 m | 21.8 mi |
| Black Knoll | NE 56° | 1,818 m | 11.9 mi |
| Fourmile Knoll | SW 219° | 1,815 m | 22.9 mi |
| North Mountain | ESE 121° | 1,813 m | 19.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf | SW 233° | 1,800 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:24 | 17:58 | 18:31 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| September equinox | 06:08 | 17:44 | 18:18 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:34 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petrified Forest NP, 2 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Petrified Forest National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jun.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/206748108
Day trips start here
- Holbrook · 18 mi
- Joseph City · 28 mi
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