Burnt Well Rest Area
Burnt Well Rest Area is a rest area in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 388 m. Black Butte stands 1,078 m to the north, 22 miles off. Harquahala Mountain Back Country Byway passes 19 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Arizona Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 19.3 mi off the Harquahala Mountain Back Country Byway
54 named places within 25 miles
- Burnt Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Big Horn Peak: 7.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Belmont Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Tartesso Community Sports Park: 20.9 mi
- Roundabout Park #2: 21.0 mi
- Bloom Park: 21.4 mi
- Windrose Park: 21.6 mi
- Sunflower Park: 21.6 mi
- Saint Joseph: 11.6 mi
- Pieta: 11.6 mi
- Blessed Mother Mary: 11.6 mi
- Belmont Arch: 10.4 mi
- Eagletail Arch: 15.4 mi
- Seep Spring: 24.5 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 24.9 mi
- Burnt Well Rest Area: 0.2 mi
- Arlington Volcano: 21.9 mi
- Vulture City: 24.7 mi
- Vulture Mine: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burnt Well Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Butte | N 7° | 1,078 m | 22.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | N 5° | 1,042 m | 10.9 mi |
| Big Horn Peak | NW 323° | 1,041 m | 7.7 mi |
| Eagletail Peak | WSW 239° | 1,005 m | 15.9 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | SSE 164° | 925 m | 5.8 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | NNW 341° | 889 m | 2.0 mi |
| Courthouse Rock | WSW 257° | 866 m | 17.3 mi |
| Anvil Mountain | WSW 245° | 842 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:58 | 18:30 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:51 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 51 | 56 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aguila, 30 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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