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Canoa Rest Area

Canoa Rest Area from directly overhead

Canoa Rest Area is a rest area in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 913 m. Mount Wrightson stands 2,882 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Canoa Preserve Park, a park 4.8 miles away. Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road passes 19 miles off.

What to expect

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Arizona Department of Transportation

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How to reach it

Coordinates31.76561, -111.03527

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Yoas Mountain: 5.8 mi
  • Elephant Head: 6.3 mi
  • Tinaja Hills: 6.7 mi
  • Tinaja Peak: 6.7 mi
  • Diablito Mountain: 7.8 mi
Springs
  • Agua Caliente Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Chino Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Chino Spring Number Two: 7.0 mi
  • Toros Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 9.5 mi
Parks: 30
  • Canoa Preserve Park: 4.8 mi
  • Desert Meadows Park: 6.8 mi
  • Madera Highlands Park: 8.5 mi
  • Madera Highlands: 9.0 mi
  • Quail Creek-Veterans Municipal Park: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 19
Ghost towns: 7
Attractions: 5
  • Whitehouse Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • F4 Phantom: 20.7 mi
  • Cienega Trail, Buenos Aires NWR: 21.4 mi
  • Crusher: 22.2 mi
  • Bat viewing benches: 24.3 mi
Museums: 4
Gardens: 4
  • Arivaca Community Garden: 21.8 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 22.7 mi
  • Patagonia Memorial Garden: 22.7 mi
  • Patagonia Community Garden: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 1
  • Patagonia Mosaic: 22.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Canoa Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WrightsonESE2,882 m12.0 mi
Mount HopkinsESE2,576 m10.3 mi
Josephine PeakESE2,563 m12.8 mi
McCleary PeakESE2,546 m11.3 mi
Florida PeakESE2,480 m12.4 mi
Pete MountainESE2,307 m9.1 mi
Jack MountainESE2,270 m11.1 mi
Castle DomeE2,022 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2918:0418:36
June solstice05:2018:5819:33
September equinox06:1317:5018:22
December solstice07:2116:4817:25

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525460667584858480706051
Precip in0.80.90.60.30.20.42.92.71.70.80.51.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Green Valley, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/954771981

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