The Summit

The Summit: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Summit

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach The Summit — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.54588, -110.92984. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Summit

• Salt River Canyon Wilderness Area · viewpoint · Gila · ~22 km · Must-see
• Tonto National Monument · sanctuary · Gila · ~26 km · Must-see
• St John's Episcopal Church · church · Gila · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lime Mountain · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~29 km · Must-see
• Besh Ba Gowah Archaeological Park and Museum · fort · Gila · ~29 km · Must-see
• Theodore Roosevelt Lake · lake · Gila · ~31 km · Must-see
• Reavis Falls · waterfall · Maricopa · ~31 km · Must-see
• Theodore Roosevelt Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~32 km · Must-see
• KLKA-FM (Globe) · attraction · Gila · ~36 km · Must-see
• KQMR (Globe) · attraction · Gila · ~36 km · Must-see
• KIKO-FM (Claypool) · attraction · Gila · ~38 km · Must-see
• Pinal Peak · viewpoint · Gila · ~39 km · Must-see
• Apache Lake · lake · Gila · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sierra Ancha Wilderness · sanctuary · Gila · ~42 km · Must-see
• Salome Wilderness · sanctuary · Gila · ~43 km · Must-see
• Boyce Thompson Arboretum · sanctuary · Pinal · ~45 km · Must-see
• Picketpost Mountain · viewpoint · Pinal · ~48 km · Must-see
• Horse Mesa Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Summit

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Summit

• Salt River Canyon Wilderness Area · viewpoint · Gila · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lime Mountain · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pinal Peak · viewpoint · Gila · ~39 km · Must-see
• Picketpost Mountain · viewpoint · Pinal · ~48 km · Must-see
• Browns Peak · viewpoint · Gila · ~50 km · Must-see
• Weaver's Needle · viewpoint · Pinal · ~53 km · Must-see
• Peralta Canyon · viewpoint · Pinal · ~55 km · Must-see
• White Canyon Wilderness · viewpoint · Pinal · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mistake Peak · viewpoint · Gila · ~58 km · Must-see
• Superstition Mountains · viewpoint · Pinal · ~59 km · Must-see

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