Rest area · Arizona
Salt River Canyon Rest Area
Salt River Canyon Rest Area is a rest area in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,040 m. Apache Peaks stands 2,115 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Roadside Picnic Area Milepost Two Hundred Ninety, a park 0.4 miles away. From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road passes 26 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Arizona Department of Transportation
How to reach it
Coordinates33.79726, -110.50281
- 26.3 mi off the From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Roosevelt Diversion Dam · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Beckers Butte: 2.6 mi
- Coyote Butte: 4.0 mi
- Ash Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Black Mesa: 5.3 mi
- Rock House Butte: 7.5 mi
Springs
- Ash Spring: 4.1 mi
- Mountain Lion Spring: 4.9 mi
- Mud Spring: 5.0 mi
- Coyote Spring: 5.6 mi
- Lower Fourth of July Spring: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Wild Beef Trap: 12.4 mi
- White Ledges: 13.5 mi
- Big Cedar Trap: 15.7 mi
- Geronimo Trap: 17.7 mi
- Caddo Point: 18.1 mi
Parks: 3
- Roadside Picnic Area Milepost Two Hundred Ninety: 0.4 mi
- Seneca Lake Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
- Jackson Butte Recreation Area: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- McMinnville Camp: 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Workman Creek Falls: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Salt River Canyon Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Peaks | SW 218° | 2,115 m | 22.5 mi |
| Carol Spring Mountain | SSW 200° | 2,018 m | 10.0 mi |
| Valley View Point | N 3° | 2,012 m | 22.5 mi |
| Timber Camp Mountain | SSW 208° | 1,989 m | 11.1 mi |
| Cibecue Peak | NNE 33° | 1,962 m | 13.2 mi |
| Grasshopper Butte | NNW 342° | 1,954 m | 22.0 mi |
| Sombrero Peak | WNW 282° | 1,947 m | 16.4 mi |
| Blue House Mountain | NNW 341° | 1,943 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 18:01 | 18:34 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| September equinox | 06:11 | 17:47 | 18:20 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:40 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
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