Kachina Peaks Wilderness
Kachina Peaks Wilderness is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 3,141 m. Humphreys Peak stands 3,851 m to the west-northwest, 0.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Paw Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 5.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Forest Service
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road
- 21.7 mi off the Sedona-Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- City Overlook · 10 mi
- Petroglyph Overlook · 10 mi
- Oak Creek Vista · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Paw Spring: 0.2 mi
- Flagstaff Spring: 0.3 mi
- Beard Spring: 0.3 mi
- Doyle Spring: 0.7 mi
- Snowslide Spring: 0.8 mi
- San Francisco Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Humphreys Peak: 0.9 mi
- Aubineau Peak: 1.0 mi
- Rees Peak: 1.2 mi
- Doyle Peak: 1.3 mi
- San Francisco Peaks Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- G. A. Pearson Natural Area: 6.7 mi
- Kendrick Park Watchable Wildlife Trail: 6.7 mi
- Cheshire Park: 7.4 mi
- Kendrick Park Picnic Ground: 7.8 mi
- Flagstaff Buffalo: 8.7 mi
- Origins Gallery: 9.6 mi
- Martian: 9.6 mi
- "Touch Home, Reach Sky": 9.8 mi
- Asset #7: 9.8 mi
- Fisher Point: 13.7 mi
- Doney Cliffs: 21.0 mi
- Doney Cliffs: 21.0 mi
- Doney Cliffs: 21.9 mi
- Doney Cliffs: 22.3 mi
- Humphreys Peak B-24 Bomber Crash Site: 1.5 mi
- Lava Flow Trail: 8.3 mi
- Levitate Adventure Park: 9.4 mi
- Lowell Observatory: 9.6 mi
- Waterbird petroglyph site: 10.0 mi
- Juniper Street Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- The Lizard Garden: 10.6 mi
- The Pond and Wetland Garden: 10.6 mi
- The Forest Garden: 10.6 mi
- The Wildflower Garden: 10.7 mi
- White Buffalo Trading Post (former): 7.2 mi
- Flagstaff Historical Monument: 9.3 mi
- Flagstaff War Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Historic Route 66 Logo: 10.0 mi
- Columbarium wall: 12.7 mi
- Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument: 8.8 mi
- Kendrick Mountain Wilderness: 12.3 mi
- Strawberry Crater Wilderness: 14.3 mi
- Walnut Canyon National Monument: 14.7 mi
- Pumphouse County Natural Area: 17.2 mi
- Cochise Ramada: 13.9 mi
- Maricopa Ramada: 13.9 mi
- Navajo Ramada: 13.9 mi
- Yavapai Ramada: 14.1 mi
- Lake Mary Boat Landin: 20.3 mi
- Parks Rest Area: 13.1 mi
- Parks Rest Area: 13.6 mi
- House Rock: 22.8 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Kachina Peaks Wilderness. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humphreys Peak | WNW 292° | 3,850.77 m | 0.9 mi |
| Agassiz Peak | SW 216° | 3,766 m | 1.3 mi |
| Fremont Peak | S 173° | 3,648 m | 1.3 mi |
| Aubineau Peak | NNE 13° | 3,608 m | 1.0 mi |
| Rees Peak | NE 34° | 3,497 m | 1.2 mi |
| Doyle Peak | SE 129° | 3,493 m | 1.3 mi |
| Kendrick Peak | WNW 294° | 3,175 m | 11.5 mi |
| Schultz Peak | SE 135° | 3,074 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:08 | 19:46 |
| September equinox | 06:15 | 17:51 | 18:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 48 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Valley, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element relation/175800
Day trips start here
- Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument · 9 mi
- Flagstaff · 10 mi
- Mormon Lake Village · 30 mi
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