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P.A. Seitts Preserve

P.A. Seitts Preserve from directly overhead

P.A. Seitts Preserve is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 610 m. Humboldt Mountain stands 1,566 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Go John Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Built
March 25, 2005
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Desert Foothills Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.82421, -111.96746
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Go John Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Black Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Gunsight: 2.9 mi
  • Apache Peak: 4.7 mi
  • Elephant Mountain: 5.0 mi
Parks
  • Cave Creek Recreation Area: 1.3 mi
  • Black Mountain Summit Park: 1.7 mi
  • Gateway Desert Awareness Park: 2.2 mi
  • Carefree Desert Gardens: 2.6 mi
  • Dove Valley Park: 2.7 mi
Springs
  • Grapevine Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Jims Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Apache Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Flemming Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Ringneck Spring: 5.3 mi
Artworks: 57
Attractions: 24
  • Spur Cross Stables: 4.3 mi
  • Bunny Rock: 7.2 mi
  • Brown's Ranch Interpretive Trail: 7.9 mi
  • Archeology Notification: 8.0 mi
  • Trail Maintenance Tool Box: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 24
Picnic sites: 23
  • Seven Springs: 11.7 mi
  • Palo Verde Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
  • Ironwood Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
  • Maricopa Area 3: 17.4 mi
  • Needle Rock Picnic: 17.6 mi
Museums: 19
Gardens: 16
Nature reserves: 15
  • Desert Enclave Preserve: 1.0 mi
  • Black Mountain Summit Preserve: 1.5 mi
  • Coroline Bartol Preserve: 1.7 mi
  • Cave Creek Regional Park: 1.8 mi
  • Carefree Galloway Wash Preserve: 2.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Camp Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of P.A. Seitts Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Humboldt MountainNE 42°1,566 m14.6 mi
Kentuck MountainENE 59°1,527 m12.2 mi
Monument MountainNNE 17°1,519 m13.8 mi
Willow Spring MountainNE 47°1,507 m14.5 mi
Quien Sabe PeakNNE 33°1,486 m9.2 mi
Maverick ButteNE 51°1,475 m13.1 mi
Butte PeakNE 51°1,470 m7.9 mi
Bronco ButteNE 45°1,461 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0718:40
June solstice05:1819:0619:43
September equinox06:1717:5318:26
December solstice07:3016:4517:24

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535661677685908984736253
Precip in1.81.61.60.50.20.11.31.31.21.00.81.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carefree, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/322699185

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