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Ponderosa Recreation Center

Ponderosa Recreation Center from directly overhead

Ponderosa Recreation Center is a park in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 2,101 m. Humphreys Peak stands 3,851 m to the north-northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Elden Little League Field, a park 0.6 miles away. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 4.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2101 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.21307, -111.61599

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
  • Devils Head: 2.0 mi
  • McMillan Mesa: 2.2 mi
  • Elden Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • TV Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Sheep Hill: 3.4 mi
Parks: 43
Artworks: 29
Attractions: 16
Museums: 14
Cliffs: 13
Picnic sites: 11
  • Maricopa Ramada: 6.4 mi
  • Cochise Ramada: 6.5 mi
  • Navajo Ramada: 6.6 mi
  • Yavapai Ramada: 6.6 mi
  • Lake Mary Boat Landin: 11.2 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 7
  • Juniper Street Community Garden: 1.5 mi
  • The Forest Garden: 2.3 mi
  • The Pond and Wetland Garden: 2.3 mi
  • The Lizard Garden: 2.3 mi
  • The Wildflower Garden: 2.3 mi
Historic sites: 7
Rest areas: 2
  • Parks Rest Area: 14.5 mi
  • Parks Rest Area: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Sycamore Falls: 23.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Devil's Bridge: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Ponderosa Recreation Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Humphreys PeakNNW 339°3,850.77 m9.9 mi
Agassiz PeakNNW 336°3,766 m8.5 mi
Fremont PeakNNW 342°3,648 m8.0 mi
Aubineau PeakNNW 346°3,608 m10.1 mi
Rees PeakNNW 348°3,497 m10.1 mi
Doyle PeakNNW 348°3,493 m8.2 mi
Schultz PeakN 353°3,074 m7.1 mi
Elden MountainNNE 28°2,834 m2.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3118:0518:39
June solstice05:1319:0719:45
September equinox06:1517:5118:25
December solstice07:3216:4017:19

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Gambel Oak103 obs
  • Plateau Fence Lizard81 obs
  • Baker Kingcup Cactus78 obs
  • Southwestern Ponderosa Pine70 obs
  • Abert's Squirrel69 obs
  • Arizona mariposa lily64 obs
  • horsetail milkweed64 obs
  • Mule Deer63 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359277982

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