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Whipple Point

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Elevation, modelled
1,751 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Padres Mesa1,957 m · 19.6 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 6620.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:37local time
Coordinates
35.0665, -109.7971

Whipple Point is a attraction in Arizona, at a modelled 1,751 m. Padres Mesa stands 1,957 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Nizhoni Point, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 21 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

Point of Interest

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Petrified National Forest Park

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whipple Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Padres MesaNE 46°1,957 m19.6 mi
Five ButtesNW 314°1,928 m21.8 mi
Smooth ButteNNW 334°1,922 m23.3 mi
Black ButteNW 313°1,920 m23.4 mi
Twin ButtesNNW 345°1,914 m23.2 mi
Pilot RockNW 325°1,900 m7.5 mi
Twin PeaksNW 324°1,896 m23.7 mi
Turkey Track ButteWNW 294°1,836 m23.4 mi

51 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 24
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2417:5818:31
June solstice05:0619:0019:37
September equinox06:0817:4418:18
December solstice07:2416:3317:12

Local time (America/Phoenix).

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