Bill Williams Mountain
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Bill Williams Mountain rises to 2,821 m in Arizona. Bixler Mountain stands 2,556 m to the west-southwest, 1.6 miles off. Historic Route 66 passes 3.6 miles off.
The story
Bill Williams Mountain is a peak and lava dome volcano located about 31 miles (50 km) west of Flagstaff and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Williams, Arizona in the Kaibab National Forest. It is named for Old Bill Williams, a scout, guide, and mountain man, who lived in the 1800s. It is part of the San Francisco volcanic field.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q24192701, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2821 m
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 25.4 mi off the San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road
- 28.6 mi off the Sedona-Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Oak Creek Vista · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bixler Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Coleman Knoll: 3.1 mi
- Wounded Ranger Knoll: 3.3 mi
- Signal Hill: 3.6 mi
- McCracken Knoll Number One: 3.6 mi
- Clover Spring: 2.2 mi
- Bennett Spring: 2.2 mi
- Twin Springs: 2.5 mi
- Campbell Spring: 3.9 mi
- Bard Spring: 4.2 mi
- Welcome to Williams Historic Route 66 Mural: 3.7 mi
- The Gateway to the Grand Canyon: 4.4 mi
- Coues deer & Mule deer: 4.6 mi
- American Burro: 4.7 mi
- Alaskan Tundra Wolves: 4.7 mi
- Elk Ridge: 7.0 mi
- Rocky Ridge: 8.6 mi
- Sycamore Point: 17.6 mi
- Hell Point: 20.2 mi
- Dave Joy Point: 23.9 mi
- Benham Snow Play Area: 2.1 mi
- Cataract Lake County Park: 3.4 mi
- Jonns Park: 11.1 mi
- Oak Hill Snow Play Area: 11.6 mi
- ATSF Roundhouse: 3.8 mi
- Ash Fork Arizona Primary Transportation Hub: 15.9 mi
- Memorial wall: 20.3 mi
- Columbarium wall: 20.3 mi
- Sycamore Canyon Wilderness: 17.3 mi
- Kendrick Mountain Wilderness: 24.3 mi
- Parks Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- Parks Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Murals Route 66 of Williams: 3.6 mi
- Peter's Route 66 Gas Station Museum: 3.7 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 11.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Bill Williams Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bixler Mountain | WSW 255° | 2,556 m | 1.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 51° | 2,427 m | 13.2 mi |
| Davenport Hill | ENE 75° | 2,374 m | 6.3 mi |
| Summit Mountain | SE 140° | 2,373 m | 6.3 mi |
| Spitz Hill | ENE 69° | 2,350 m | 12.9 mi |
| Wounded Ranger Knoll | NE 45° | 2,349 m | 3.3 mi |
| High School Hill | NE 37° | 2,342 m | 3.7 mi |
| Coleman Knoll | SSE 155° | 2,331 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:10 | 19:47 |
| September equinox | 06:18 | 17:54 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williams, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 26331 — Bill Williams Mountain, Coconino County, Arizona.
OpenStreetMap element node/359262191
Day trips start here
- Ash Fork · 16 mi
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