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Strawberry Crater Wilderness

Strawberry Crater Wilderness from directly overhead

Strawberry Crater Wilderness is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,784 m. Humphreys Peak stands 3,851 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Painted Desert Vista Picnic Area, a park 2.4 miles away. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 18 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
United States Forest Service

How to reach it

Coordinates35.42489, -111.43042

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 46
Artworks: 30
Cliffs: 17
Picnic sites: 5
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Strawberry Crater Wilderness. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Humphreys PeakWSW 249°3,850.77 m15.0 mi
Fremont PeakWSW 242°3,648 m14.8 mi
Aubineau PeakWSW 250°3,608 m13.8 mi
Rees PeakWSW 249°3,497 m13.3 mi
Doyle PeakWSW 242°3,493 m13.8 mi
Schultz PeakWSW 236°3,074 m13.6 mi
Sugarloaf PeakWSW 248°2,829 m11.2 mi
White Horse Hill - East SummitW 261°2,752 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3018:0418:38
June solstice05:1219:0719:45
September equinox06:1417:5118:24
December solstice07:3216:3817:17

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374250576677817871594636
Precip in0.70.50.60.40.40.11.61.51.00.70.50.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element relation/2971250

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