Beacon Peak
Beacon Peak rises to 1,600 m in Arizona. Chiricahua Peak stands 2,979 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Apache, a ghost town 2.3 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Cochise County, Arizona, United States.
Wikidata Q49077257, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,600 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Price Spring: 8.8 mi
- Woodchoppers Spring: 9.6 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 9.6 mi
- Whippoorwill Seep: 9.8 mi
- Cottonwood Corral Spring: 9.9 mi
- May Day Peak: 4.3 mi
- Red Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Craig's Crag: 6.6 mi
- Roush Peak: 6.9 mi
- Big Anthill Peak: 8.1 mi
- Geronimo Surrender Monument: 2.7 mi
- Roush Ranch (Site): 6.6 mi
- Sentinel Peak Fire Lookout Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Officer's Quarters: 12.6 mi
- Barn: 12.6 mi
- Brushy Canyon Falls: 13.6 mi
- Lower Cave Creek Falls: 13.8 mi
- Upper Cave Creek Falls: 13.8 mi
- Winn Falls: 14.4 mi
- Callahan Falls: 14.4 mi
- Maple Camp: 12.3 mi
- Pine Park: 12.8 mi
- Ned Hall Community Park: 14.2 mi
- Bird watching area: 14.7 mi
- Pole Bridge Canyon Natural Area: 15.9 mi
- Camp Rucker: 12.6 mi
- The Lost Arcade: 13.7 mi
- Chiricahua Desert Museum: 15.7 mi
- John Slaughter Ranch Home: 24.2 mi
- John Slaughter Ranch Office: 24.2 mi
- Wagon Wheel: 16.0 mi
- Tractor Minion: 16.5 mi
- Gardening Minions: 16.6 mi
- Motorcycle Minion: 16.6 mi
- Boat Minions: 16.6 mi
- BLM: 11.1 mi
- May Memorial Wildlife Area: 19.9 mi
- Manhattan Claims: 20.2 mi
- Bureau of Land Management: 23.5 mi
- Apache: 2.3 mi
- Paradise: 18.3 mi
- Cloverdale: 22.5 mi
- Geronimo Surrender Monument: 7.8 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 8.4 mi
- Johnny Ringo Grave: 19.9 mi
- Inspiration Point: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Beacon Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiricahua Peak | NNW 328° | 2,979 m | 14.0 mi |
| Fly Peak | NNW 333° | 2,948 m | 15.4 mi |
| Aspen Peak | NNW 330° | 2,941 m | 13.2 mi |
| Snowshed Peak | NNW 333° | 2,936 m | 12.9 mi |
| Ward Peak | NNW 332° | 2,918 m | 15.1 mi |
| Raspberry Peak | NW 322° | 2,871 m | 13.2 mi |
| Paint Rock | NW 325° | 2,858 m | 13.6 mi |
| Riggs Peak | NNW 335° | 2,837 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 19:50 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:43 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:41 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 49 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 66 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portal 4 SW, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359252014
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