The Amerind Museum
The Amerind Museum is a museum in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,452 m. Mount Glenn stands 2,288 m to the southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Texas Canyon Rest Area, a rest area 1.0 miles away. 158 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
The Amerind Foundation is a museum and research facility dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of Native American cultures and their histories. Its facilities are located near the village of Dragoon in Cochise County, Arizona, about 65 miles east of Tucson in Texas Canyon. According to the Foundation's literature, "Amerind" is a contraction of the words "American" and "Indian".
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Dates from 1937.
Wikidata Q4745786, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
158 named places within 25 miles
- Adams Peak: 2.3 mi
- Russellville Peak: 3.7 mi
- Mae West Peaks: 4.5 mi
- Little Dragoon Mountains: 4.7 mi
- Lime Peak: 4.7 mi
- Dragoon Spring: 5.6 mi
- Little Spring: 7.0 mi
- Cave Spring: 7.1 mi
- Barret Spring: 9.0 mi
- Carlink Spring: 9.0 mi
- Dragoon Springs Cemetery: 4.7 mi
- Titan II Missile Base #02: 7.6 mi
- White House Ruins: 9.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.8 mi
- Metates: 16.7 mi
- Lions Park: 14.0 mi
- Apache Park: 14.0 mi
- Union Street Park: 14.8 mi
- Evelyn Williams Memorial Park: 16.3 mi
- Quail Park: 20.1 mi
- Russellville: 2.5 mi
- Cochise: 10.3 mi
- Tres Alamos: 15.6 mi
- Pearce: 18.0 mi
- Contention City: 20.4 mi
- Cochise Stronghold Indian Museum: 13.4 mi
- Chiricahua Regional Museum & Research Center: 20.3 mi
- Rex Allen Museum: 20.4 mi
- Boot Hill Museum: 22.5 mi
- The Audie Murphy and Medal of Honor Museum: 22.9 mi
- Wasteland Buttress: 9.4 mi
- Trad Rock: 12.4 mi
- Sweet Rock: 12.5 mi
- Peanut Rock: 12.6 mi
- Ewephoria: 13.0 mi
- Old Tombstone Bunkhouse: 22.8 mi
- Wyatt Earp Village: 22.8 mi
- Gunfighter Hall of Fame: 23.1 mi
- Old Tombstone Western Theme Park: 23.1 mi
- Texas Canyon Rest Area: 1.0 mi
- Texas Canyon Rest Area: 1.0 mi
- Wyatt Earp: 22.9 mi
- Sacred Heart Church Rose Trees: 22.9 mi
- Empirita Ranch: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Amerind Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Glenn | SE 140° | 2,288 m | 8.4 mi |
| Reiley Peak | N 356° | 2,252 m | 23.7 mi |
| Muskhog Mountain | N 358° | 2,187 m | 21.4 mi |
| Cottonwood Peak | SW 236° | 2,164 m | 23.1 mi |
| Black Diamond Peak | SSE 148° | 2,160 m | 15.8 mi |
| China Peak | SSE 152° | 2,156 m | 12.0 mi |
| The Cape | SW 231° | 2,122 m | 24.4 mi |
| East Peak | SW 235° | 2,036 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:25 | 18:00 | 18:32 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| September equinox | 06:09 | 17:46 | 18:18 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:43 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 49 | 55 | 61 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benson 6 SE, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Benson · 15 mi
- Southeast Arizona · 22 mi
- Tombstone · 22 mi
- Willcox · 23 mi
- Saguaro National Park · 28 mi
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