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Meteor Crater Rest Area

Meteor Crater Rest Area from directly overhead

Meteor Crater Rest Area is a rest area in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,594 m. Pine Hill stands 2,302 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Meteor Crater Museum, a museum 5.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 16 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

About

The story

Park in Coconino County, Arizona, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49525654, joined on its GNIS feature id.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,594 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.10385, -110.99244
Around it

70 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 23
  • Tucker Mesa: 11.4 mi
  • Sunset Knoll: 13.9 mi
  • West Sunset Mountain: 16.0 mi
  • Merrill Crater: 17.9 mi
  • East Sunset Mountain: 18.9 mi
Gardens: 8
Springs: 8
  • Burro Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Anderson Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Billy Back Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Kinnikinick Spring: 21.2 mi
Parks: 7
Historic sites: 6
  • Twin Arrows Trading Post: 16.7 mi
  • The Corner: 17.5 mi
  • Stone Turret: 17.7 mi
  • Tolchico: 19.6 mi
  • Kinnikinnick Pueblo: 21.3 mi
Artworks: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Meteor Crater Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine HillWSW2,302 m24.0 mi
Jaycox MountainSW2,265 m24.4 mi
Chavez MountainSSW2,107 m23.9 mi
East Sunset MountainSSE2,077 m18.9 mi
Merriam CraterNW2,077 m23.2 mi
Cinder MountainWNW2,066 m24.9 mi
Mesita KnollSSE2,015 m21.2 mi
West Sunset MountainS2,012 m16.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0318:36
June solstice05:1119:0519:42
September equinox06:1317:4918:22
December solstice07:2916:3717:17

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364148546172767468574435
Precip in1.11.00.50.70.50.31.92.41.60.90.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meteor Crater, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/954665123

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