West Canyon Picnic Grounds
West Canyon Picnic Grounds is a picnic site in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,845 m. Mount Graham stands 3,264 m to the northwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Noon Creek Picnic Grounds, a picnic site 1.5 miles away. Swift Trail Parkway runs past it. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1845 m
How to reach it
- On the Swift Trail Parkway
- 26.2 mi off the Black Hills Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Twilight Spring: 1.5 mi
- Helldive Spring: 2.2 mi
- Chinaberry Spring: 2.3 mi
- Heliograph Spring: 2.5 mi
- Alder Spring: 3.5 mi
- Eagle Rock: 2.0 mi
- Ladybug Peak: 2.0 mi
- Heliograph Peak: 2.1 mi
- Maverick Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Plain View Peak: 4.2 mi
- Shannon Recreation Area: 2.7 mi
- Shannon Park: 2.7 mi
- Snow Flat Boy Scout Camp: 3.0 mi
- Treasure Park: 3.4 mi
- Marijilda Picnic Grounds: 3.7 mi
- Mt. Graham Mill Site: 7.1 mi
- Tanque Water Station: 16.3 mi
- Tanque Tanks: 16.3 mi
- Pima Railroad Station: 16.6 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Sanchez Campsite: 19.9 mi
- Hagens Point: 2.3 mi
- Slick Rock: 7.1 mi
- Red Knolls Amphitheater: 22.6 mi
- The People: 14.0 mi
- Bryce "B": 20.1 mi
- Eden "E": 22.1 mi
- Eastern Arizona Museum and Historical Society: 17.0 mi
- Ebenezer and Mary Ann Bryce Home: 18.8 mi
- Noon Creek Picnic Grounds: 1.5 mi
- Grant Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
- Dankworth Pond State Park: 7.9 mi
- Our Neighbor's Farm and Pantry: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Canyon Picnic Grounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Graham | NW 316° | 3,264.07 m | 4.9 mi |
| Hawk Peak | NW 310° | 3,235 m | 5.2 mi |
| Plain View Peak | NW 314° | 3,161 m | 4.2 mi |
| Heliograph Peak | W 268° | 3,050 m | 2.1 mi |
| Webb Peak | WNW 303° | 3,050 m | 7.6 mi |
| Grand View Peak | WNW 302° | 2,930 m | 8.9 mi |
| Grant Hill | WNW 282° | 2,886 m | 4.5 mi |
| Eagle Rock | WNW 284° | 2,851 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:24 | 17:59 | 18:31 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| September equinox | 06:08 | 17:45 | 18:17 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:41 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Safford AG CTR, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/359259091
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- Willcox · 26 mi
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