Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min5:03 am – 7:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:22 am – 5:09 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 19°F8 in of rain a year, on about 18 dayswettest month August4 in of snow a year, on about 2 days52 days above 90°F, 159 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sanders station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksPadres Mesapeak · 5.2 miHidden Tankreservoir · 8.4 miWater Dog Springsspring · 8.8 miMark One Tankreservoir · 9.2 miNavajo Springsspring · 9.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPetrified Forest National Parknational park · 13.4 mi · 148,237 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 1 Jun 198032 mi away, near Kingman, AZMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Sep 202047 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowApache County, AZ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighWildfire Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025313 of 363 days measured50 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Apache County monitors, AZ
Drinking waterTown of Eagarserves 4,590 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202114 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation6,221 ft1,896 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Getting aroundAirportGallup Municipal Airport GUP45 miInterstateI-405.3 miUS highwayUS 1914.9 miAmtrakWinslow, AZ WLO68 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 86549 ZIP area.
