Cedar Bench Wilderness
Cedar Bench Wilderness is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,194 m. Pine Mountain stands 2,073 m to the south-southeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mud Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. Red Rock Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Forest Service
How to reach it
- 22.0 mi off the Red Rock Scenic Byway, National
- 23.5 mi off the Dry Creek Scenic Road
- 23.9 mi off the Jerome, Clarkdale, and Cottonwood Historic Road
- 27.4 mi off the Mingus Mountain Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bell Rock Pathway / Vista · 27 mi
- Yavapai Vista · 27 mi
- Courthouse Vista · 28 mi
- 89A Scenic Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mud Spring: 0.8 mi
- Bear Spring: 1.2 mi
- Red Bluff Spring: 1.5 mi
- Red Basin Spring: 1.5 mi
- Brown Springs: 1.7 mi
- Table Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Tule Mesa: 2.7 mi
- Horner Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Arnold Mesa: 4.9 mi
- The Rocks: 5.1 mi
- Verde Rim: 3.3 mi
- Eds Point: 10.8 mi
- Mogollon Rim: 13.2 mi
- Mogollon Rim: 15.3 mi
- Mogollon Rim: 15.8 mi
- Verde Scenic River Area: 4.8 mi
- Rezzonico Family Park: 11.4 mi
- Verde Wild River Area: 11.5 mi
- Heritage Park: 15.2 mi
- Minds Garden: 16.7 mi
- 13 Mile General Crook Trail Marker: 10.2 mi
- Lazy T-7 Ranch: 15.2 mi
- Atkeson Pueblo: 19.9 mi
- Ruin Hill: 20.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Ruin: 20.6 mi
- Montezuma Castle National Monument: 15.2 mi
- Fossil Springs Wilderness: 16.1 mi
- West Clear Creek Wilderness: 18.8 mi
- Agua Fria National Monument: 19.0 mi
- Wet Beaver Wilderness: 22.0 mi
- Big Bug: 15.6 mi
- Cherry: 17.7 mi
- Cordes: 21.2 mi
- Bumble Bee: 23.9 mi
- Bull Pen Day Use Area: 11.0 mi
- Pueblo La Plata Interpretive Site: 16.2 mi
- That Seventies Store: 23.5 mi
- McGuireville Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- McGuireville Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Sunset Point Rest Area: 23.8 mi
- Fort Verde State Historic Park: 10.8 mi
- Pine-Strawberry Museum: 20.8 mi
- Plant Demonstration: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Cedar Bench Wilderness. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain | SSE 166° | 2,073 m | 8.0 mi |
| Tule Mesa | S 174° | 2,030 m | 2.7 mi |
| Porcupine Mountain | NW 322° | 1,989 m | 5.2 mi |
| Nash Point | E 87° | 1,989 m | 15.6 mi |
| Little Mesa | S 170° | 1,922 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mud Tanks Mesa | ENE 65° | 1,905 m | 12.0 mi |
| Sycamore Buttes | ENE 64° | 1,879 m | 10.7 mi |
| Bald Hill | NE 41° | 1,877 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:52 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 50 | 55 | 61 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 45 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Childs, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element relation/182709
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