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Kendrick Mountain Wilderness

Kendrick Mountain Wilderness from directly overhead

Kendrick Mountain Wilderness is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 2,763 m. Humphreys Peak stands 3,851 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Newman Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 4.8 miles off.

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What to expect

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United States Forest Service
Getting there

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Coordinates35.41325, -111.86279

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Newman Spring: 0.6 mi
  • Kendrick Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Beale Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Curley Seep: 5.9 mi
  • Howard Seep: 7.5 mi
Peaks
  • Kendrick Peak: 0.8 mi
  • East Newman Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Newman Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Bull Basin Mesa: 2.8 mi
  • Pumpkin Knoll: 3.5 mi
Parks: 44
  • Kendrick Park Picnic Ground: 6.0 mi
  • Kendrick Park Watchable Wildlife Trail: 6.0 mi
  • San Francisco Peaks Natural Area: 10.4 mi
  • G. A. Pearson Natural Area: 11.8 mi
  • Oak Hill Snow Play Area: 13.5 mi
Artworks: 28
Attractions: 19
  • Humphreys Peak B-24 Bomber Crash Site: 10.9 mi
  • Lowell Observatory: 18.4 mi
  • American Bison: 19.3 mi
  • White Bison: 19.4 mi
  • Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep: 19.4 mi
Museums: 15
Cliffs: 9
Historic sites: 7
Gardens: 7
  • Juniper Street Community Garden: 18.5 mi
  • The Arboretum at Flagstaff: 18.9 mi
  • The Lizard Garden: 19.8 mi
  • The Pond and Wetland Garden: 19.9 mi
  • The Forest Garden: 19.9 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Cochise Ramada: 21.1 mi
  • Navajo Ramada: 21.1 mi
  • Maricopa Ramada: 21.2 mi
  • Yavapai Ramada: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Parks Rest Area: 11.3 mi
  • Parks Rest Area: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Sycamore Falls: 21.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Kendrick Mountain Wilderness. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Humphreys PeakESE 114°3,850.77 m11.4 mi
Kendrick PeakESE 118°3,175 m0.8 mi
Sitgreaves MountainWSW 239°2,862 m9.4 mi
Hochderffer HillsESE 113°2,792 m6.6 mi
White Horse HillsE 100°2,760 m9.1 mi
White Horse Hill - East SummitE 100°2,752 m9.4 mi
Hummingbird HillESE 120°2,741 m7.0 mi
Saddle MountainENE 77°2,707 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:40
June solstice05:1319:0919:47
September equinox06:1617:5218:26
December solstice07:3316:4017:19

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323439455261676558483931
Precip in2.12.51.80.90.90.22.83.41.81.31.31.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Valley, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element relation/5759707

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