Munds Mountain Wilderness
Munds Mountain Wilderness is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,513 m. Fain Mountain stands 2,305 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lee Mountain Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Red Rock Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Forest Service
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Red Rock Scenic Byway, National
- 25.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 5.0 mi off the Dry Creek Scenic Road
- 5.3 mi off the Sedona-Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Courthouse Vista · 4 mi
- Bell Rock Pathway / Vista · 4 mi
- Yavapai Vista · 4 mi
- Schnebly Hill Vista Observation Site · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lee Mountain Spring: 1.0 mi
- Bell Rock Spring: 3.8 mi
- Woods Spring: 5.8 mi
- Bristow Seep Spring: 7.8 mi
- Bristow Spring: 8.0 mi
- Lee Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Horse Mesa: 1.5 mi
- Rabbit Ears: 1.7 mi
- Gibraltar Rock: 2.9 mi
- Munds Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Jordan Historical Park: 5.6 mi
- Northview Park: 6.0 mi
- Crescent Moon Ranch: 6.1 mi
- Bike Skills Park: 6.1 mi
- Barbara Antonsen Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
- White Line: 3.3 mi
- Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village: 4.8 mi
- Pink Jeep Tours, Inc.: 5.1 mi
- Cathedral Rock Vortex: 5.2 mi
- Seven Sacred Pools: 7.1 mi
- Jacks Point: 1.6 mi
- Devils Dining Room: 3.6 mi
- Planetarium: 4.1 mi
- Landslide (Impassable): 4.2 mi
- Beaverhead: 5.5 mi
- Sedona Heritage Museum: 5.6 mi
- Clemenceau Heritage Museum: 19.2 mi
- Fort Verde State Historic Park: 19.3 mi
- Arizona Copper Art Museum: 20.4 mi
- Arizona Copper Art Museum: 20.4 mi
- Grasshopper Point Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Midgley Bridge Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Crescent Moon Picnic Site: 6.1 mi
- Encinoso Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Halfway Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Red Rock State Park: 7.2 mi
- Sedona Wetlands Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Wet Beaver Wilderness: 11.7 mi
- Coconino National Forest: 13.7 mi
- Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness: 13.7 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Ruin: 14.6 mi
- Atkeson Pueblo: 16.4 mi
- Bridgeport Pueblo: 17.5 mi
- Buckhorn Ranch: 18.7 mi
- Rotary Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Arroyo Pinon Botanical Garden: 7.3 mi
- Cottonwood Community Garden: 18.8 mi
- The Arboretum at Flagstaff: 24.0 mi
- Burro: 4.8 mi
- Red Rocks and the Cowboy Artist: 5.2 mi
- Motion: 22.6 mi
- McGuireville Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- McGuireville Rest Area: 10.6 mi
- Devil's Bridge: 8.4 mi
- Cherry: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Munds Mountain Wilderness. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fain Mountain | E 89° | 2,305 m | 10.7 mi |
| Lee Butte | E 81° | 2,256 m | 9.4 mi |
| Rock Top | ENE 74° | 2,242 m | 9.1 mi |
| Apache Maid Mountain | SE 126° | 2,227 m | 10.5 mi |
| T-Six Mountain | NE 37° | 2,209 m | 8.8 mi |
| T-Six Point | NE 37° | 2,170 m | 8.1 mi |
| Wilson Mountain | NNW 338° | 2,164 m | 7.7 mi |
| Luke Mountain | E 87° | 2,138 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:31 | 18:06 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:52 | 18:25 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:41 | 17:20 |
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 | 46 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 65 | 54 | 45 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sedona, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element relation/5818873
Day trips start here
- Sedona · 5 mi
- Mormon Lake Village · 17 mi
- Flagstaff · 27 mi
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