Mitchell Mesa
Mitchell Mesa is an attraction in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,718 m. Big Point stands 2,408 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Gray Whiskers, a peak 1.1 miles away. Kayenta-Monument Valley Scenic Road passes 3.6 miles off.
The story
basin of the Colorado Plateau on the Arizona–Utah border in the western United States
Wikidata Q192017, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Kayenta-Monument Valley Scenic Road
- 4.0 mi off the Monument Valley to Bluff Scenic Byway
- 18.8 mi off the Trail of the Ancients, National
- 27.9 mi off the Tse' nikani - Flat Mesa Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Redlands · 9 mi
- Forrest Gump Point · 13 mi
- Goosenecks Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Mexican Hat Rock · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gray Whiskers: 1.1 mi
- Gray Whiskers: 1.2 mi
- Pueblo mesa: 1.4 mi
- Mitchell Mesa: 1.5 mi
- Three Sisters: 1.6 mi
- Three Sisters: 1.7 mi
- Camel Butte: 2.8 mi
- Sun's Eye: 3.7 mi
- Sentinel Mesa: 3.9 mi
- Big Hogan: 4.0 mi
- Oljato Spring: 10.5 mi
- Cedar Spring: 11.7 mi
- Tah nih choa ah Spring: 22.8 mi
- Long Canyon Spring 5: 23.5 mi
- Aspen Spring: 23.9 mi
- Monument Valley Visitor Center: 2.1 mi
- Gouldings Museum and Trading Post: 5.6 mi
- Oljeto Trading Post (defunct): 12.0 mi
- Burger King with Navajo Code Talkers exhibit: 18.4 mi
- sweat lodge: 18.4 mi
- The Ramp: 13.1 mi
- Baby Rocks: 14.0 mi
- Gray Point: 14.3 mi
- Cedar Point: 20.7 mi
- Cedar Mesa Cliff: 22.3 mi
- Thunderbird Mesa: 3.2 mi
- Brigham Young's Tomb: 6.8 mi
- Hat Rock: 8.0 mi
- Brick Arch: 14.8 mi
- Kiet Seel Ruin: 24.4 mi
- Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park: 2.2 mi
- Dennehotso Recreation Area: 16.9 mi
- Wagon Wheel Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Navajo Ancient Wall Murals: 3.7 mi
- Navajo Welcome Center: 4.1 mi
- San Juan Trading Post: 19.8 mi
- Johns Canyon Waterfall: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Mitchell Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Point | W 261° | 2,408 m | 17.7 mi |
| Agathla | SSW 212° | 2,164 m | 10.4 mi |
| Segeke Butte | SW 215° | 2,058 m | 14.0 mi |
| Hoskinnini Mesa | WNW 282° | 2,051 m | 14.1 mi |
| Azansosi Mesa | WSW 248° | 2,019 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mitchell Mesa | NE 36° | 2,004 m | 1.5 mi |
| Eagle Mesa | N 3° | 2,002 m | 6.4 mi |
| The Ramp | W 263° | 1,991 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Kayenta · 17 mi
- Goosenecks State Park · 19 mi
- Mexican Hat · 20 mi
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