Tawa Point
Tawa Point is an attraction in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,785 m. Padres Mesa stands 1,957 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. Historic Route 66 passes 22 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
Point of Interest
The story
cliff in Apache County, Arizona, United States of America
Wikidata Q49470975, matched on coordinates and name (101 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Petrified National Forest Park
How to reach it
- 21.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
70 named places within 25 miles
- Chinde Mesa: 6.9 mi
- Pilot Rock: 7.3 mi
- Lime Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Sorrel Horse Mesa: 11.8 mi
- Black Knoll: 12.8 mi
- No Name Point: 0.2 mi
- Tiponi Point: 0.6 mi
- Nizhoni Point: 1.0 mi
- Whipple Point: 1.2 mi
- Lacey Point: 1.6 mi
- Cottonwood Seep: 14.0 mi
- Ninemile Seep: 14.2 mi
- Navajo Springs: 16.3 mi
- Salt Seeps: 18.8 mi
- Salt Seeps: 20.3 mi
- Tawa Point: 0.0 mi
- Kachina Point: 0.4 mi
- Tiponi Point: 0.6 mi
- Chinde Point: 0.8 mi
- Nizhoni Point: 1.0 mi
- Old Us route 66: 2.3 mi
- Agate House: 19.5 mi
- Wide Ruin: 22.5 mi
- Hashknife Pony Express Rider: 24.6 mi
- Painted Desert Inn: 0.4 mi
- Rainbow Forest Museum & Visitor Center: 18.9 mi
- Navajo County Historical Museum: 24.5 mi
- Petrified Forest National Park: 1.4 mi
- Hunt Park: 24.1 mi
- Adamana: 7.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tawa 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 | 18.4 mi |
| Five Buttes | NW 311° | 1,928 m | 21.7 mi |
| Smooth Butte | NNW 331° | 1,922 m | 22.9 mi |
| Black Butte | NW 310° | 1,920 m | 23.3 mi |
| Twin Buttes | NNW 343° | 1,914 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pilot Rock | NW 316° | 1,900 m | 7.3 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NW 321° | 1,896 m | 23.4 mi |
| Turkey Track Butte | WNW 291° | 1,836 m | 23.7 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/7738231355
Day trips start here
- Holbrook · 25 mi
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