Vermillion Arch
Vermillion Arch is an attraction in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,879 m. Telephone Hill stands 2,697 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Onemile Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road passes 5.1 miles off. 183 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1879 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
- 10.9 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lookout Vermillion Cliffs · 6 mi
- Scenic View Vermillion Cliffs · 6 mi
- Le Fevre Overlook · 11 mi
183 named places within 25 miles
- Double Barrel Arch: 3.3 mi
- Old Corral: 3.7 mi
- Paw Hole Teepees: 8.4 mi
- Sunset Butte: 9.1 mi
- Poverty Flat Ranch: 9.5 mi
- Onemile Spring: 0.3 mi
- House Rock Spring: 0.7 mi
- Four Springs: 1.1 mi
- Four Springs: 1.2 mi
- Four Springs: 1.4 mi
- Coyote Buttes: 11.3 mi
- Buckskin Mountains: 11.4 mi
- The Big Knoll: 11.5 mi
- Buckskin Mountain: 11.9 mi
- Emmett Hill: 12.0 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 12.1 mi
- Seegmiller Point: 12.9 mi
- Red Point: 16.8 mi
- Buck Ridge Point: 17.3 mi
- The Dive: 17.5 mi
- Coyote Buttes South: 10.2 mi
- Coyote Buttes North: 13.0 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs National Monument: 14.1 mi
- Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness: 14.6 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs National Monument: 5.3 mi
- House Rock Valley Buffalo Range: 18.4 mi
- Dick's Arch: 13.5 mi
- Buckskin Gulch Arch: 17.9 mi
- Sandbar: 22.0 mi
- Catstair Canyon Detroit Riprap: 22.7 mi
- Wilson Ranch: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vermillion Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telephone Hill | SSW 198° | 2,697 m | 19.0 mi |
| South Oak Points | SW 233° | 2,400 m | 18.8 mi |
| North Oak Points | WSW 237° | 2,386 m | 16.8 mi |
| Little Mountain | SW 233° | 2,221 m | 21.4 mi |
| Little Mountain | S 179° | 2,124 m | 15.6 mi |
| White Knolls | E 96° | 2,090 m | 14.6 mi |
| The Big Knoll | ENE 78° | 2,054 m | 11.5 mi |
| Powells Monument | E 82° | 2,042 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:36 | 17:16 |
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 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 81 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paria RS, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMap- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 2581886 — Vermillion Arch, Coconino County, Arizona.
OpenStreetMap element node/5612658162
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