Rest area · Arizona
Canoa Rest Area
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. Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road passes 19 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Arizona Department of Transportation
How to reach it
Coordinates31.76561, -111.03527
- 19.3 mi off the Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road
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: 22
- Titan II Missile Base #06: 8.5 mi
- Fuel Semitrailer: 9.7 mi
- Titan-II ICBM: 9.8 mi
- Titan-II 1st Stage Engine: 9.8 mi
- Titan-II 2nd Stage Engine: 9.8 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Alto: 14.4 mi
- Cerro Colorado: 15.7 mi
- Helvetia: 15.8 mi
- Salero: 16.5 mi
- Kentucky Camp: 18.1 mi
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
- Titan Missile Museum: 9.7 mi
- Otero Hall: 10.7 mi
- Rojas House: 10.7 mi
- The Patagonia Museum: 22.9 mi
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
- Madera Canyon Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Madera Traailhead Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Mt. Wrightson Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Patagonia Lake State Park: 21.4 mi
- The Paton Center for Hummingbirds: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Canoa Rest Area: 0.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wrightson | ESE 114° | 2,882.32 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Hopkins | ESE 121° | 2,576 m | 10.3 mi |
| Josephine Peak | ESE 117° | 2,563 m | 12.8 mi |
| McCleary Peak | ESE 103° | 2,546 m | 11.3 mi |
| Florida Peak | ESE 103° | 2,480 m | 12.4 mi |
| Pete Mountain | ESE 116° | 2,307 m | 9.1 mi |
| Jack Mountain | ESE 117° | 2,270 m | 11.1 mi |
| Castle Dome | E 87° | 2,022 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 18:04 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| September equinox | 06:13 | 17:50 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:48 | 17:25 |
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 | 52 | 54 | 60 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 51 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Green Valley, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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