McGuireville Rest Area
McGuireville Rest Area is a rest area in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,152 m. Apache Maid Mountain stands 2,227 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Winter Cabin Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. Red Rock Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Red Rock Scenic Byway, National
- 11.4 mi off the Dry Creek Scenic Road
- 13.4 mi off the Jerome, Clarkdale, and Cottonwood Historic Road
- 35.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bell Rock Pathway / Vista · 8 mi
- Yavapai Vista · 9 mi
- Courthouse Vista · 9 mi
- Mt. Scheurmann vista · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Russell Hill: 3.6 mi
- Sacred Mountain: 3.8 mi
- White Hills: 5.0 mi
- White Mesa: 5.0 mi
- Middle Schroeder Butte: 5.4 mi
- Winter Cabin Spring: 0.8 mi
- Soda Spring: 2.6 mi
- Russell Spring: 3.8 mi
- Lander Spring: 4.5 mi
- Hance Spring: 8.1 mi
- Heritage Park: 7.8 mi
- Rezzonico Family Park: 8.5 mi
- Windmill Park: 8.8 mi
- Red Rock State Park: 10.0 mi
- Crescent Moon Ranch: 10.7 mi
- Deadwood Point: 4.9 mi
- Beaverhead: 5.2 mi
- Planetarium: 11.1 mi
- Devils Dining Room: 11.6 mi
- Jacks Point: 12.1 mi
- Bull Pen Day Use Area: 9.9 mi
- Cathedral Rock Vortex: 10.1 mi
- White Line: 10.8 mi
- Two Trees Observing Area: 12.9 mi
- Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village: 13.0 mi
- Montezuma Castle National Monument: 3.4 mi
- Red Rock State Park: 10.0 mi
- Wet Beaver Wilderness: 10.1 mi
- Munds Mountain Wilderness: 10.5 mi
- Sedona Wetlands Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Ruin: 8.3 mi
- Atkeson Pueblo: 9.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Bridgeport Pueblo: 12.9 mi
- 13 Mile General Crook Trail Marker: 13.2 mi
- Fort Verde State Historic Park: 8.8 mi
- Sedona Heritage Museum: 14.1 mi
- Clemenceau Heritage Museum: 15.1 mi
- Arizona Copper Art Museum: 17.5 mi
- Clarkdale Historical Society and Museum: 17.6 mi
- Crescent Moon Picnic Site: 10.7 mi
- Midgley Bridge Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Grasshopper Point Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Encinoso Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Halfway Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Rotary Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Arroyo Pinon Botanical Garden: 13.2 mi
- Cottonwood Community Garden: 15.0 mi
- Burro: 13.0 mi
- Red Rocks and the Cowboy Artist: 13.6 mi
- Devil's Bridge: 15.6 mi
- Cherry: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of McGuireville Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Maid Mountain | ENE 74° | 2,227 m | 13.1 mi |
| Munds Mountain | NNE 15° | 2,084 m | 13.2 mi |
| Hog Hill | E 81° | 2,042 m | 10.5 mi |
| Big Hill | ESE 104° | 2,015 m | 12.3 mi |
| Lee Mountain | NNE 17° | 2,009 m | 10.8 mi |
| Oak Hill | E 99° | 2,007 m | 12.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | ENE 67° | 1,929 m | 9.0 mi |
| Twin Buttes | ESE 116° | 1,905 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:52 | 18:25 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montezuma Castle NM, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Sedona · 14 mi
- Mormon Lake Village · 26 mi
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