House Mountain
House Mountain rises to 1,562 m in Arizona. Wilson Mountain stands 2,137 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Rock State Park, a nature reserve 3.2 miles away. Dry Creek Scenic Road passes 3.9 miles off.
The story
House Mountain is a shield volcano located in the U.S. state of Arizona located between the Sedona Red Rock Country and the Verde Valley in the Coconino National Forest. House Mountain erupted approximately 13–15 million years ago on the edge of where the Mogollon Rim stood at that time. Thus, the basalt that was emitted preserved the sedimentary layers below it, including the Schnebly Hill Formation and the thin band of Fort Apache Limestone. The Mogollon Rim has receded at a rate of 1 foot per 600 years since and the current edge of the rim can be seen several miles away from the summit. House Mountain is easily visible from State Route 89A as you drive from Sedona and Cottonwood. Turkey Creek Trail climbs for 3 miles up to the northern rim of the caldera. From there you can follow an old Jeep trail road down into the bowl of the caldera and up to the southern rim. Then, it is a steep, but short trek off trail to the summit. It was named House Mountain because of the rocky summit formation that superficially looks like a house from the Verde Valley below.
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Wikidata Q5913701, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,562 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Dry Creek Scenic Road
- 5.0 mi off the Red Rock Scenic Byway, National
- 30.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 9.1 mi off the Jerome, Clarkdale, and Cottonwood Historic Road
Overlooks nearby
- 89A Scenic Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Mt. Scheurmann vista · 5 mi
- Schuerman Peak · 5 mi
- Yavapai Vista · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sheepshead Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 4.8 mi
- Schuerman Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Bell Rock: 5.4 mi
- Baby Bell Rock: 5.7 mi
- Bell Rock Spring: 5.3 mi
- Winter Cabin Spring: 7.6 mi
- Lee Mountain Spring: 8.2 mi
- Soda Spring: 10.7 mi
- Russell Spring: 11.7 mi
- Red Rock State Park: 3.2 mi
- Crescent Moon Ranch: 4.6 mi
- Windmill Park: 5.2 mi
- Sunset Park: 6.6 mi
- Greyback Park: 6.7 mi
- Two Trees Observing Area: 4.8 mi
- Cathedral Rock Vortex: 4.8 mi
- White Line: 6.9 mi
- Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village: 8.1 mi
- Seven Sacred Pools: 9.1 mi
- Beaverhead: 6.0 mi
- Planetarium: 6.5 mi
- Devils Dining Room: 7.4 mi
- Fun Ship: 8.1 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 8.9 mi
- Red Rock State Park: 3.2 mi
- Sedona Wetlands Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Munds Mountain Wilderness: 9.2 mi
- Tuzigoot National Monument: 10.1 mi
- Montezuma Castle National Monument: 10.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Ruin: 6.2 mi
- Atkeson Pueblo: 7.9 mi
- Bridgeport Pueblo: 8.4 mi
- Hatalacva Pueblo: 11.1 mi
- Sedona Heritage Museum: 9.0 mi
- Clemenceau Heritage Museum: 10.0 mi
- Arizona Copper Art Museum: 11.5 mi
- Clarkdale Historical Society and Museum: 11.6 mi
- Fort Verde State Historic Park: 14.3 mi
- Crescent Moon Picnic Site: 4.6 mi
- Midgley Bridge Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Grasshopper Point Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Encinoso Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Halfway Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Rotary Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Arroyo Pinon Botanical Garden: 6.6 mi
- Cottonwood Community Garden: 9.6 mi
- Burro: 8.1 mi
- Red Rocks and the Cowboy Artist: 8.7 mi
- McGuireville Rest Area: 8.2 mi
- Devil's Bridge: 9.1 mi
- Cherry: 16.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of House Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Mountain | NNE 31° | 2,137 m | 11.4 mi |
| Munds Mountain | NE 53° | 2,084 m | 10.1 mi |
| Lost Wilson Mountain | NNE 21° | 2,066 m | 11.7 mi |
| Maroon Mountain | N 3° | 2,030 m | 11.9 mi |
| Schnebly Hill | NE 53° | 2,026 m | 12.6 mi |
| Lost Mountain | N 349° | 2,021 m | 12.1 mi |
| Lee Mountain | ENE 65° | 2,009 m | 8.5 mi |
| Capitol Butte | NNE 19° | 1,933 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:07 | 19:45 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:52 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuzigoot, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 30236 — House Mountain, Yavapai County, Arizona.
OpenStreetMap element node/359267331
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- Sedona · 9 mi
- Mormon Lake Village · 26 mi
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