Betty's Kitchen Watchable Wildlife Area
Betty's Kitchen Watchable Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Sheep Mountain stands 949 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf, a peak 1.9 miles away. 134 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bureau of Land Management
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
134 named places within 25 miles
- Mittry Lake Wildlife Area: 3.1 mi
- Cox Field: 4.0 mi
- Halo Street Park: 4.3 mi
- Contreras Field (Yuma Aeromodelers): 8.6 mi
- Sunrise Point Park: 9.5 mi
- Sugarloaf: 1.9 mi
- Laguna Mountains: 3.4 mi
- Boot Peak: 5.5 mi
- Prison Hill: 9.7 mi
- Sierra Prieta: 10.6 mi
- Cobra Gunship Helicopter Display: 5.2 mi
- McPhaul Suspension Bridge: 5.7 mi
- Ocean to Ocean Bridge: 9.7 mi
- Ocean-to-Ocean Bridge: 9.7 mi
- Southern Pacific Engine 2521: 10.0 mi
- Cloud Museum: 3.6 mi
- Military Tanks and Ground Artillery Display: 5.7 mi
- Yuma Territory Live Steamers: 9.7 mi
- Bureau of Reclamation: 10.1 mi
- Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park: 10.1 mi
- Yuma Armed Forces Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Tank in cemetery; military memorial.: 11.8 mi
- United States Marine Corps: 12.6 mi
- Araz Stage Station: 13.0 mi
- Cibola Raider: 13.7 mi
- Gila City: 8.5 mi
- Dome: 8.6 mi
- Fortuna: 9.2 mi
- Castle Dome Landing: 10.1 mi
- Colorado City: 10.3 mi
- Yuma Beach: 9.8 mi
- Centennial Beach: 10.5 mi
- Playa Linda: 10.9 mi
- Yuma Mineral Spring: 11.0 mi
- Carrizo Spring: 18.1 mi
- Dripping Spring: 20.7 mi
- Arturos Bridge: 12.6 mi
- Whitley Bridge: 13.7 mi
- Bear Canyon Falls: 17.2 mi
- Carrizo Falls: 18.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Robert J Moody Demonstration Garden: 13.5 mi
- Bear Canyon Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Sand Hills Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Betty's Kitchen Watchable Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheep Mountain | SE 143° | 949 m | 24.7 mi |
| Red Top Mountain | SSE 146° | 665 m | 20.1 mi |
| Stud Mountain | W 280° | 611 m | 15.5 mi |
| Red Bluff Mountain | E 94° | 545 m | 20.6 mi |
| Klothos Temple | ESE 107° | 506 m | 13.6 mi |
| Pasadena Peak | W 277° | 480 m | 16.8 mi |
| Picacho Peak | NW 316° | 439 m | 14.7 mi |
| Pasadena Mountain | W 271° | 437 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:14 | 19:50 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:04 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 06:37 | 15:59 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 60 | 66 | 72 | 80 | 89 | 94 | 94 | 89 | 77 | 64 | 55 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yuma Proving Ground, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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