Senita Basin Picnic Area
Senita Basin Picnic Area is a picnic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 508 m. Mount Ajo stands 1,458 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Gadsden Peak, a peak 2.6 miles away. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
What to expect
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- National Park Service
How to reach it
46 named places within 25 miles
- Gadsden Peak: 2.6 mi
- Levy Peak: 2.6 mi
- Pinkley Peak: 3.7 mi
- Tillotson Peak: 8.3 mi
- Dos Lomitas: 8.6 mi
- Dripping Springs: 5.4 mi
- Aguajita Spring: 8.8 mi
- Quitobaquito Springs: 9.2 mi
- Quitobaquito Springs: 9.3 mi
- Burro Spring: 9.4 mi
- Pinkley Peak Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Golden Bell Mine: 7.1 mi
- Bonita Well: 7.8 mi
- Diablo Canyon Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Estes Canyon Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Bonita Well: 7.8 mi
- Ajo Window: 10.9 mi
- Cerro Blanco: 12.5 mi
- Allen: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Senita Basin Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ajo | ENE 62° | 1,458 m | 11.3 mi |
| Diaz Spire | E 83° | 1,186 m | 11.3 mi |
| Montezumas Head | NE 39° | 1,109 m | 14.5 mi |
| Diaz Peak | E 84° | 1,070 m | 11.8 mi |
| Tillotson Peak | NE 51° | 983 m | 8.3 mi |
| Growler Mountains | NNW 334° | 973 m | 22.4 mi |
| Pinkley Peak | N 3° | 959 m | 3.7 mi |
| Kino Peak | NNW 333° | 957 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:05 | 19:41 |
| September equinox | 06:20 | 17:57 | 18:30 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:55 | 17:32 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 85 | 74 | 63 | 55 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Organ Pipe Cactus NM, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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