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Red Rock State Park

Red Rock State Park from directly overhead

Red Rock State Park is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,190 m. Wilson Mountain stands 2,164 m to the north-northeast, 8.5 miles off. Dry Creek Scenic Road passes 2.4 miles off.

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Getting there

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Coordinates34.81179, -111.82779

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs
  • Bell Rock Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Lee Mountain Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Winter Cabin Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Woods Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Soda Spring: 12.5 mi
Parks: 26
  • Red Rock State Park: 0.0 mi
  • Crescent Moon Ranch: 1.5 mi
  • Sunset Park: 3.5 mi
  • Greyback Park: 3.6 mi
  • Northview Park: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 21
Cliffs: 18
Museums: 15
  • Sedona Heritage Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Clemenceau Heritage Museum: 12.3 mi
  • Arizona Copper Art Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Arizona Copper Art Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Clarkdale Historical Society and Museum: 13.3 mi
Picnic sites: 12
Nature reserves: 10
Historic sites: 7
  • 9/11 Memorial: 3.2 mi
  • Sugarloaf Ruin: 9.3 mi
  • Bridgeport Pueblo: 11.0 mi
  • Atkeson Pueblo: 11.0 mi
  • Hatalacva Pueblo: 12.7 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Arroyo Pinon Botanical Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Rotary Community Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Cottonwood Community Garden: 11.8 mi
  • The Arboretum at Flagstaff: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Devil's Bridge: 6.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Red Rock State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wilson MountainNNE 31°2,164 m8.5 mi
Wilson MountainNNE 33°2,137 m8.3 mi
Little Round MountainN 358°2,118 m10.9 mi
Munds MountainENE 64°2,084 m7.3 mi
Lost Wilson MountainNNE 19°2,066 m8.5 mi
Maroon MountainN 355°2,030 m9.1 mi
Schnebly HillENE 61°2,026 m9.9 mi
Lost MountainNNW 338°2,021 m9.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:39
June solstice05:1519:0719:45
September equinox06:1617:5218:26
December solstice07:3216:4217:21

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464954596878828175655445
Precip in2.02.21.90.80.70.21.62.01.71.41.11.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sedona, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element relation/11139676

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