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Pumphouse County Natural Area

Pumphouse County Natural Area from directly overhead

Pumphouse County Natural Area is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 2,091 m. Elden Mountain stands 2,834 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Raymond Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Sedona-Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Road passes 4.8 miles off.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.09460, -111.69487

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
Cliffs: 19
Picnic sites: 12
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Pumphouse County Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elden MountainNNE 29°2,834 m11.5 mi
TV HillNNE 26°2,797 m11.5 mi
Devils HeadNNE 25°2,782 m11.3 mi
Little Elden MountainNNE 24°2,749 m13.3 mi
Dry Lake HillsNNE 15°2,695 m12.3 mi
East Dry Lake HillNNE 21°2,695 m13.3 mi
West Dry Lake HillNNE 18°2,666 m12.7 mi
Wing MountainNNW 337°2,613 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3118:0518:39
June solstice05:1419:0719:45
September equinox06:1617:5218:25
December solstice07:3216:4017:19

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313338445161676558483830
Precip in2.12.21.90.90.80.32.63.01.81.51.61.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element relation/11212998

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