No Name Point
No Name Point is an attraction in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,784 m. Padres Mesa stands 1,957 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Tawa Point, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 22 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
Point of Interest
What to expect
- Operated by
- Petrified National Forest Park
How to reach it
- 21.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
70 named places within 25 miles
- Chinde Mesa: 7.1 mi
- Pilot Rock: 7.5 mi
- Lime Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Sorrel Horse Mesa: 11.6 mi
- Black Knoll: 12.6 mi
- Tawa Point: 0.2 mi
- Tiponi Point: 0.4 mi
- Nizhoni Point: 0.9 mi
- Whipple Point: 1.1 mi
- Lacey Point: 1.5 mi
- Cottonwood Seep: 13.9 mi
- Ninemile Seep: 14.0 mi
- Navajo Springs: 16.3 mi
- Salt Seeps: 18.8 mi
- Water Dog Springs: 20.4 mi
- Tawa Point: 0.2 mi
- Tiponi Point: 0.4 mi
- Kachina Point: 0.6 mi
- Nizhoni Point: 0.9 mi
- Chinde Point: 1.0 mi
- Old Us route 66: 2.2 mi
- Agate House: 19.3 mi
- Wide Ruin: 22.6 mi
- Hashknife Pony Express Rider: 24.5 mi
- Painted Desert Inn: 0.6 mi
- Rainbow Forest Museum & Visitor Center: 18.7 mi
- Navajo County Historical Museum: 24.4 mi
- Petrified Forest National Park: 1.6 mi
- Hunt Park: 24.1 mi
- Adamana: 7.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of No Name Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Padres Mesa | NE 46° | 1,957 m | 18.5 mi |
| Five Buttes | NW 311° | 1,928 m | 21.9 mi |
| Smooth Butte | NNW 331° | 1,922 m | 23.1 mi |
| Black Butte | NW 310° | 1,920 m | 23.5 mi |
| Twin Buttes | NNW 343° | 1,914 m | 22.7 mi |
| Pilot Rock | NW 316° | 1,900 m | 7.5 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NW 321° | 1,896 m | 23.6 mi |
| Turkey Track Butte | WNW 291° | 1,836 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:24 | 17:58 | 18:31 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| September equinox | 06:08 | 17:44 | 18:17 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:33 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Painted Desert NP, under a mile away.
Inside the official boundary of Petrified Forest National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jun.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7738231344
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- Holbrook · 25 mi
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