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Montezuma Castle National Monument

Montezuma Castle National Monument from directly overhead

Montezuma Castle National Monument is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,045 m. Hog Hill stands 2,042 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Russell Spring, a spring 2.2 miles away. Red Rock Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
National Park Service

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.62929, -111.79880

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Cliffs: 21
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Montezuma Castle National Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hog HillENE 69°2,042 m12.7 mi
Big HillE 90°2,015 m13.4 mi
Lee MountainNNE 19°2,009 m14.2 mi
Oak HillE 85°2,007 m13.7 mi
Porcupine MountainSSW 202°1,989 m11.9 mi
SugarloafE 95°1,955 m14.9 mi
Oak HillESE 115°1,944 m14.3 mi
Round MountainENE 56°1,929 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:39
June solstice05:1519:0719:44
September equinox06:1617:5218:26
December solstice07:3116:4217:21

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434753606876828174635042
Precip in1.41.31.10.50.40.21.52.11.51.00.71.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montezuma Castle NM, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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