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Morenci Mountain

Morenci Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Morenci Mountain rises to 1,440 m in Arizona. Mitchell Peak stands 2,388 m to the north, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Modoc Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway runs past it.

The story

mountain in Arizona, United States of America

Wikidata Q49051498, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1440 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.07617, -109.35868

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs
  • Hot Springs: 5.2 mi
  • Limestone Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Ash Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Poor Farm Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Ridge Spring: 5.8 mi
Parks: 13
  • Degrazia Park: 2.3 mi
  • County Ball fields: 3.3 mi
  • Sumitomo Park: 3.4 mi
  • Riverview Park: 4.4 mi
  • Blackbridge Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
  • Greenlee County Historical: 3.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Shovel: 3.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Sardine Falls: 9.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Morenci Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mitchell PeakN 357°2,388 m9.9 mi
Grey PeakNNW 345°2,277 m11.0 mi
Enebro MountainNNW 344°2,262 m7.1 mi
Coronado MountainNW 326°2,253 m4.5 mi
Pinal PointN 356°2,209 m7.2 mi
Painted BluffsNNW 335°2,187 m7.3 mi
Cold Spring MountainE 85°2,143 m13.0 mi
Big Lue MountainsE 91°2,139 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2217:5718:29
June solstice05:1018:5419:30
September equinox06:0617:4318:16
December solstice07:1716:3717:15

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485359667484878579695647
Precip in1.31.50.90.50.50.43.13.31.71.41.31.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clifton, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359285884

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