South Mountain
South Mountain rises to 1,845 m in Arizona. Burnt Knoll stands 2,154 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Stinking Springs Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Apache County, Arizona, United States of America
Wikidata Q49075917, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1845 m
How to reach it
40 named places within 25 miles
- Stinking Springs Mountain: 0.0 mi
- North Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Volcanic Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Twin Buttes: 5.7 mi
- Mormon Hill: 12.2 mi
- Long Logs: 21.2 mi
- Agate House: 21.2 mi
- Stephen T. Mather Memorial Plaque: 21.9 mi
- Giant Logs: 21.9 mi
- Crystal Forest Gift Shop: 22.1 mi
- Apache County Fairgrounds: 12.9 mi
- Saint Johns City Park: 13.4 mi
- Lions Park: 13.5 mi
- St. Johns City Park: 13.7 mi
- Lyman Lake State Park: 21.0 mi
- Prospect Spring: 17.4 mi
- Laguna Salada Spring: 22.1 mi
- Ninemile Seep: 24.8 mi
- Agate House: 21.2 mi
- Point of the Mountain: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnt Knoll | SSW 192° | 2,154 m | 24.8 mi |
| Dutch Mountain | SSW 206° | 2,146 m | 24.0 mi |
| Smooth Knoll | SSW 196° | 2,118 m | 22.0 mi |
| Sides Knoll | SSW 213° | 2,108 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mesa Redonda | SW 227° | 2,074 m | 18.8 mi |
| Concho Spring Knoll | SSW 193° | 2,049 m | 15.2 mi |
| Cerro Hueco | S 180° | 1,986 m | 21.5 mi |
| Little Mesa Redonda | WSW 237° | 1,966 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:23 | 17:57 | 18:30 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 18:58 | 19:35 |
| September equinox | 06:07 | 17:43 | 18:17 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:33 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint Johns, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 11619 — South Mountain, Apache County, Arizona.
OpenStreetMap element node/359251920
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