Alamo Lake State Park
Alamo Lake State Park is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 336 m. Smith Peak stands 1,599 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Alamo Crossing, a ghost town 1.9 miles away. Joshua Forest Scenic Road passes 21 miles off. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 336 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Arizona State Parks
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the Joshua Forest Scenic Road
76 named places within 25 miles
- Plancha Mountain: 6.5 mi
- White Rock: 8.3 mi
- Fools Peak: 8.3 mi
- Miller Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Artillery Peak: 9.4 mi
- Venice Mcguffie Cabin: 6.1 mi
- Dairy Milking House (1910): 15.0 mi
- Swansea Railroad Depot (1909): 15.1 mi
- Swansea Mine Company Residences (1917): 15.3 mi
- Reverberatory Furance (1912): 15.3 mi
- Grapevine Springs: 12.2 mi
- Asa Spring: 17.5 mi
- Poachie Spring: 17.6 mi
- Burro Spring: 17.7 mi
- Colorado Spring: 18.6 mi
- Alamo Crossing: 1.9 mi
- Swansea: 15.7 mi
- Signal: 16.9 mi
- Alamo Wildlife Area: 3.2 mi
- Miner's Arch: 16.3 mi
- Desert Garden: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alamo Lake State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Peak | SE 132° | 1,599 m | 17.4 mi |
| Arrastra Mountain | NE 41° | 1,468 m | 17.3 mi |
| Harcuvar Peak | S 189° | 1,402 m | 22.1 mi |
| E C P Peak | SSE 160° | 1,395 m | 16.7 mi |
| Greenwood Peak | NNE 14° | 1,311 m | 19.2 mi |
| Tres Alamos | E 88° | 1,264 m | 23.0 mi |
| McLendon Peak | ENE 77° | 1,247 m | 23.2 mi |
| Ives Peak | ENE 72° | 1,231 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:46 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:13 | 19:50 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 18:00 | 18:33 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:51 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 91 | 90 | 83 | 71 | 58 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alamo DAM, under a mile away.
- Donkey13 obs
- Coues' senna9 obs
- Brittlebush5 obs
- Sacred Datura5 obs
- Common Side-blotched Lizard4 obs
- Black-throated Sparrow3 obs
- Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake3 obs
- alkali heliotrope3 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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