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Beacon Peak

Beacon Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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
1600 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.67315, -109.16645

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Springs
  • 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
Historic sites: 15
  • 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
Nature reserves: 13
Waterfalls: 10
  • 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
Parks: 6
  • 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
Museums: 5
Artworks: 5
  • 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
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 3
Cliffs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chiricahua PeakNNW 328°2,979 m14.0 mi
Fly PeakNNW 333°2,948.11 m15.4 mi
Aspen PeakNNW 330°2,941 m13.2 mi
Snowshed PeakNNW 333°2,936 m12.9 mi
Ward PeakNNW 332°2,918 m15.1 mi
Raspberry PeakNW 322°2,871 m13.2 mi
Paint RockNW 325°2,858 m13.6 mi
Riggs PeakNNW 335°2,837 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5619:29
June solstice06:1319:5020:26
September equinox07:0618:4319:15
December solstice07:1316:4117:18

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414449556271737166584841
Precip in1.41.10.90.40.50.93.94.42.11.11.31.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portal 4 SW, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359252014

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