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Mohawk Rest Area

Mohawk Rest Area from directly overhead

Mohawk Rest Area is a rest area in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 132 m. Coyote Peak stands 851 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Peterman's Station, a ghost town 6.3 miles away. 26 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Arizona Department of Transportation

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How to reach it

Coordinates32.72989, -113.71658

26 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 14
  • Texas Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Signal Butte: 11.3 mi
  • Aztec Hills: 15.5 mi
  • Half White Mountain: 15.8 mi
  • White Mountain: 15.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Parks: 2
  • Kiwanis Park: 13.9 mi
  • Butterfield Park: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Glynns Falls: 10.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coyote PeakSW851 m22.6 mi
Red Bluff MountainW545 m24.7 mi
Aguila MountainsESE535 m22.6 mi
Black HillsNW381 m20.6 mi
Point of the PintasS373 m21.9 mi
Devil HillsS299 m23.2 mi
Aztec HillsENE259 m15.5 mi
Antelope HillW245 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:1418:47
June solstice05:2819:1019:47
September equinox06:2418:0118:33
December solstice07:3416:5617:34

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864717987949488756253
Precip in0.40.60.40.10.10.00.40.40.40.20.30.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tacna 3 NE, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/606421891

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