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Encinoso Picnic Area

Encinoso Picnic Area from directly overhead

Encinoso Picnic Area is a picnic site in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,450 m. Coulter Hill stands 2,349 m to the northeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is First Bench of Wilson Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Sedona-Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Road runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1450 m
Getting there

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Coordinates34.92519, -111.73540

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • First Bench of Wilson Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Wilson Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Wilson Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • The Acropolis: 2.4 mi
  • Brins Mesa: 2.4 mi
Springs
  • Willard Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Cave Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Ritter Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Harding Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Barney Spring: 6.3 mi
Parks: 57
  • Jordan Historical Park: 3.6 mi
  • Posse Grounds Park: 4.7 mi
  • Bike Skills Park: 4.8 mi
  • Barbara Antonsen Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
  • Sedona Military Service Park: 5.3 mi
Artworks: 28
Attractions: 24
Museums: 20
  • Sedona Heritage Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Fort Tuthill Military History Museum: 14.6 mi
  • Mess Hall: 15.1 mi
  • Gems & Minerals Building: 15.1 mi
  • Military Museum: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 19
Picnic sites: 11
Nature reserves: 11
Gardens: 10
  • Arroyo Pinon Botanical Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Rotary Community Garden: 10.4 mi
  • The Arboretum at Flagstaff: 16.3 mi
  • The Hummingbird Garden: 18.9 mi
  • The Wildflower Garden: 18.9 mi
Historic sites: 10
Rest areas: 4
  • McGuireville Rest Area: 17.5 mi
  • McGuireville Rest Area: 17.6 mi
  • Parks Rest Area: 23.6 mi
  • Parks Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Devil's Bridge: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Sycamore Falls: 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Encinoso Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coulter HillNE 54°2,349 m9.1 mi
Coulter MountainNE 46°2,325 m8.2 mi
T-Six MountainE 95°2,209 m7.3 mi
Smith ButteNNE 20°2,208 m7.0 mi
East Pocket KnobNNW 332°2,190 m4.0 mi
T-Six PointE 100°2,170 m7.0 mi
Wilson MountainWSW 240°2,164 m1.0 mi
Ritter MountainNNE 16°2,155 m5.9 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: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464954596878828175655445
Precip in2.02.21.90.80.70.21.62.01.71.41.11.5

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359265581

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