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Painted Desert Vista Picnic Area

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Elevation
1,888 m
Tallest summit within 14.4 miles
Humphreys Peak3,850.77 m · 14.2 mi
Nearest byway
San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road17.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:45local time
Coordinates
35.3906, -111.4321
Painted Desert Vista Picnic Area from directly overhead

Painted Desert Vista Picnic Area is a park in Arizona, at a recorded 1,888 m. Humphreys Peak stands 3,851 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Haywire Crater, a peak 1.4 miles away. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 17 miles off.

Elevation
1888 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Painted Desert Vista Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Humphreys PeakWSW 258°3,850.77 m14.2 mi
Fremont PeakWSW 250°3,648 m13.7 mi
Aubineau PeakW 259°3,608 m13.1 mi
Rees PeakW 259°3,497 m12.6 mi
Doyle PeakWSW 251°3,493 m12.8 mi
Schultz PeakWSW 245°3,074 m12.4 mi
Elden MountainSW 222°2,834 m13.9 mi
Sugarloaf PeakW 260°2,829 m10.5 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 52
Artworks: 30
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3018:0418:38
June solstice05:1219:0719:45
September equinox06:1417:5118:24
December solstice07:3216:3817:18

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283137445262676458463628
Precip in1.41.11.10.70.70.32.73.41.71.40.91.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunset Crater NM, 6 mi away.

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