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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
2154 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
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: 47
Artworks: 30
  • 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: 19
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 15
  • Fort Tuthill Military History Museum: 15.0 mi
  • Riordan Mansion: 15.4 mi
  • Mess Hall: 15.5 mi
  • Military Museum: 15.5 mi
  • Military Museum: 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 MountainNW 325°2,834 m15.6 mi
TV HillNW 325°2,797 m16.1 mi
Devils HeadNW 323°2,782 m16.1 mi
Little Elden MountainNNW 329°2,749 m17.3 mi
East Dry Lake HillNNW 328°2,695 m17.8 mi
Dry Lake HillsNW 323°2,695 m18.3 mi
West Dry Lake HillNW 325°2,666 m18.2 mi
Hutch MountainS 171°2,598 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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