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Anderson Mesa

Anderson Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Anderson Mesa rises to 2,154 m in Arizona. Elden Mountain stands 2,834 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Elk Spring, a spring 1.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 10 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2,154 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.05530, -111.44043

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Elk Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Youngs Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Ashurst Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Yellow Jacket Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Babbit Spring: 5.6 mi
Peaks
  • Pine Grove Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Mormon Mountain: 7.2 mi
  • Pine Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Coulter Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Howard Mountain: 10.9 mi
Parks: 46
Artworks: 28
  • Twin Arrows: 11.6 mi
  • Timeless Apparitions: 14.5 mi
  • Motion: 14.6 mi
  • "Butterfly Electric Boxes: 15.1 mi
  • Ava Kava - Arizona Flag Mural: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 18
Cliffs: 15
Museums: 14
  • Fort Tuthill Military History Museum: 15.0 mi
  • Riordan Mansion: 15.4 mi
  • Mess Hall: 15.5 mi
  • Military Museum: 15.5 mi
  • Model Railroad Building: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Lake Mary Boat Landin: 4.7 mi
  • Maricopa Ramada: 15.3 mi
  • Yavapai Ramada: 15.3 mi
  • Navajo Ramada: 15.4 mi
  • Cochise Ramada: 15.4 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Gardens: 7
  • The Hummingbird Garden: 14.7 mi
  • The Wildflower Garden: 14.7 mi
  • The Forest Garden: 14.7 mi
  • The Pond and Wetland Garden: 14.7 mi
  • The Lizard Garden: 14.7 mi
Historic sites: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Devil's Bridge: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Meteor Crater Rest Area: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Anderson Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elden MountainNW2,834 m15.6 mi
TV HillNW2,797 m16.1 mi
Devils HeadNW2,782 m16.1 mi
Little Elden MountainNNW2,749 m17.3 mi
East Dry Lake HillNNW2,695 m17.8 mi
Dry Lake HillsNW2,695 m18.3 mi
West Dry Lake HillNW2,666 m18.2 mi
Hutch MountainS2,598 m17.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3018:0418:38
June solstice05:1319:0619:44
September equinox06:1517:5118:24
December solstice07:3116:3917:18

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333642485666726962514133
Precip in1.31.71.50.90.60.32.53.41.61.21.41.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walnut Canyon NM, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 25648 — Anderson Mesa, Coconino County, Arizona.

OpenStreetMap element node/359261426

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