Peak · Arizona
Gavilan Peak
Gavilan Peak rises to 2,171 m in Arizona. Whiterocks Mountain stands 2,673 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is East Snare SPring, a spring 0.1 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,171 m
How to reach it
Coordinates33.33062, -109.07785
- 14.6 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 25.1 mi off the Black Hills Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Red Mountain Overlook Observation Site · 16 mi
- Chase Creek Overlook Observation Site · 20 mi
- Blue Vista Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- East Snare SPring: 0.1 mi
- BS Spring: 0.9 mi
- Section Twenty-nine Spring: 1.0 mi
- Gavilan Spring: 1.1 mi
- Stacy Spring: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Bullard Peak: 0.6 mi
- Webster Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Maple Peak: 1.8 mi
- Coalson Peak: 2.2 mi
- Charlie Moore Mountain: 2.6 mi
Parks: 13
- Upper Juan Miller Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Leopold Vista Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Granville Recreation Area: 20.2 mi
- Crabtree Park: 20.9 mi
- Dangerous Park: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 9.6 mi
- Sardine Saddle Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Sardine Saddle Family Picnic: 19.1 mi
- H L Saddle Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- HL Saddle Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Windy Point: 14.1 mi
- Turtle Rock: 14.4 mi
- Tige Rim: 16.5 mi
- Final Point: 19.7 mi
- Evans Point: 20.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 10.4 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 17.6 mi
- Graves: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Sardine Falls: 14.9 mi
- Chitty Falls: 23.3 mi
Museums: 2
- Mogollon Museum: 16.7 mi
- Greenlee County Historical: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 2
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 17.0 mi
- Shovel: 22.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- State Game Commission Land: 11.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Gavilan Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiterocks Mountain | N 9° | 2,673 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNW 345° | 2,612 m | 14.5 mi |
| W S Mountain | N 1° | 2,563 m | 13.5 mi |
| Maple Peak | NW 309° | 2,527 m | 1.8 mi |
| Red Mountain | NW 305° | 2,489 m | 14.3 mi |
| Coalson Peak | SW 224° | 2,404 m | 2.2 mi |
| Horse Mountain | N 352° | 2,387 m | 11.2 mi |
| Devils Monument | N 10° | 2,370 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:35 | 17:13 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 29282 — Gavilan Peak, Greenlee County, Arizona.
OpenStreetMap element node/359266082
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