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Banjo Bill Picnic Area

Banjo Bill Picnic Area from directly overhead

Banjo Bill Picnic Area is a picnic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,536 m. Coulter Hill stands 2,349 m to the east-northeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Halfway Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.3 miles away. Sedona-Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Road runs past it.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates34.96119, -111.75329

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • East Pocket Knob: 1.3 mi
  • Round Top Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Lost Wilson Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Wilson Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Wilson Mountain: 3.4 mi
Springs
  • Cave Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Harding Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Ritter Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Barney Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Maple Spring: 4.1 mi
Parks: 57
  • Jordan Historical Park: 5.7 mi
  • Posse Grounds Park: 6.5 mi
  • Bike Skills Park: 6.6 mi
  • Barbara Antonsen Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
  • Sedona Military Service Park: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 28
Attractions: 22
Cliffs: 20
Museums: 18
  • Sedona Heritage Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Fort Tuthill Military History Museum: 12.4 mi
  • Mess Hall: 12.8 mi
  • Gems & Minerals Building: 12.9 mi
  • Model Railroad Building: 12.9 mi
Picnic sites: 11
Nature reserves: 11
Gardens: 10
  • Arroyo Pinon Botanical Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Rotary Community Garden: 12.7 mi
  • The Arboretum at Flagstaff: 13.8 mi
  • The Hummingbird Garden: 16.9 mi
  • The Wildflower Garden: 16.9 mi
Historic sites: 10
Rest areas: 4
  • McGuireville Rest Area: 19.9 mi
  • McGuireville Rest Area: 20.0 mi
  • Parks Rest Area: 20.9 mi
  • Parks Rest Area: 21.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Devil's Bridge: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Sycamore Falls: 19.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Banjo Bill Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coulter HillENE 71°2,349 m8.8 mi
Howard MountainNE 54°2,326 m8.6 mi
Coulter MountainENE 65°2,325 m7.7 mi
Turkey ButteWNW 300°2,245 m9.8 mi
T-Six MountainESE 110°2,209 m8.8 mi
Smith ButteNE 40°2,208 m5.3 mi
East Pocket KnobNW 319°2,190 m1.3 mi
T-Six PointESE 115°2,170 m8.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3118:0618:39
June solstice05:1419:0719:45
September equinox06:1617:5218:25
December solstice07:3216:4117:20

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424449556271757469594941

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Creek Canyon, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6506699891

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