Big Hogan
Big Hogan is an attraction in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,664 m. Black Mesa stands 2,488 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Moccasin Arch, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Kayenta-Monument Valley Scenic Road passes 7.5 miles off.
Weathered windows in the rock at the top of a large cove
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Kayenta-Monument Valley Scenic Road
- 8.0 mi off the Monument Valley to Bluff Scenic Byway
- 19.7 mi off the Trail of the Ancients, National
- 24.5 mi off the Tse' nikani - Flat Mesa Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Redlands · 11 mi
- Forrest Gump Point · 14 mi
- Goosenecks Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Mexican Hat Rock · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Moccasin Arch: 0.0 mi
- Sun's Eye: 0.3 mi
- Ear of the Wind: 0.5 mi
- Pillars Canyon: 2.0 mi
- Spiderweb Arch: 2.2 mi
- Oljato Spring: 14.3 mi
- Cedar Spring: 15.4 mi
- Tah nih choa ah Spring: 19.2 mi
- Hummingbird Spring: 21.7 mi
- Fir Spring: 23.7 mi
- Monument Valley Visitor Center: 5.1 mi
- Gouldings Museum and Trading Post: 9.5 mi
- Oljeto Trading Post (defunct): 15.8 mi
- Burger King with Navajo Code Talkers exhibit: 17.3 mi
- sweat lodge: 17.3 mi
- Baby Rocks: 10.3 mi
- Gray Point: 11.4 mi
- The Ramp: 16.2 mi
- Cedar Point: 22.2 mi
- Lolamai Point: 23.0 mi
- Thunderbird Mesa: 1.1 mi
- Brigham Young's Tomb: 9.1 mi
- Hat Rock: 11.7 mi
- Brick Arch: 15.9 mi
- Navajo Ancient Wall Murals: 0.4 mi
- Navajo Welcome Center: 8.1 mi
- San Juan Trading Post: 20.0 mi
- Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park: 1.8 mi
- Dennehotso Recreation Area: 13.0 mi
- Wagon Wheel Rest Area: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Big Hogan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mesa | SSW 210° | 2,488 m | 20.9 mi |
| Big Point | W 270° | 2,408 m | 20.4 mi |
| Agathla | SW 234° | 2,164 m | 10.3 mi |
| Segeke Butte | SW 231° | 2,058 m | 13.9 mi |
| Hoskinnini Mesa | WNW 289° | 2,051 m | 17.6 mi |
| Azansosi Mesa | W 262° | 2,019 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mitchell Mesa | NNW 334° | 2,004 m | 4.4 mi |
| Eagle Mesa | NNW 345° | 2,002 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:28 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 65 | 77 | 80 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 43 | 33 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monument Valley, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12104250927
Day trips start here
- Kayenta · 16 mi
- Goosenecks State Park · 20 mi
- Mexican Hat · 20 mi
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