Whipple Point
Whipple Point is an attraction in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,751 m. Padres Mesa stands 1,957 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. Historic Route 66 passes 21 miles off. 69 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
- 20.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
69 named places within 25 miles
- Pilot Rock: 7.5 mi
- Lime Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Chinde Mesa: 7.8 mi
- Sorrel Horse Mesa: 11.5 mi
- Carrizo Butte: 11.7 mi
- Nizhoni Point: 0.2 mi
- Lacey Point: 0.4 mi
- Tiponi Point: 1.0 mi
- No Name Point: 1.1 mi
- Historic Route 66 - 1932 Studebaker: 1.2 mi
- Whipple Point: 0.2 mi
- Nizhoni Point: 0.2 mi
- Lacey Point: 0.3 mi
- Tiponi Point: 1.0 mi
- Pintado Point: 1.1 mi
- Ninemile Seep: 14.5 mi
- Cottonwood Seep: 14.5 mi
- Navajo Springs: 17.2 mi
- Salt Seeps: 19.7 mi
- Salt Seeps: 20.2 mi
- Old Us route 66: 1.1 mi
- Agate House: 18.4 mi
- Hashknife Pony Express Rider: 23.4 mi
- Wide Ruin: 23.8 mi
- Painted Desert Inn: 1.3 mi
- Rainbow Forest Museum & Visitor Center: 17.8 mi
- Navajo County Historical Museum: 23.3 mi
- Petrified Forest National Park: 1.6 mi
- Hunt Park: 23.0 mi
- Adamana: 6.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Padres Mesa | NE 46° | 1,957 m | 19.6 mi |
| Five Buttes | NW 314° | 1,928 m | 21.8 mi |
| Smooth Butte | NNW 334° | 1,922 m | 23.3 mi |
| Black Butte | NW 313° | 1,920 m | 23.4 mi |
| Twin Buttes | NNW 345° | 1,914 m | 23.2 mi |
| Pilot Rock | NW 325° | 1,900 m | 7.5 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NW 324° | 1,896 m | 23.7 mi |
| Turkey Track Butte | WNW 294° | 1,836 m | 23.4 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 | 18:18 |
| 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, 1 mi 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/7738231342
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- Holbrook · 23 mi
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