Alcatraz Point
Alcatraz Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 2,245 m. Baker Butte stands 2,456 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Whiskey Springs, a spring 1.4 miles away. From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road passes 15 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2245 m
How to reach it
- 14.6 mi off the From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Whiskey Springs: 1.4 mi
- Pius Spring: 2.6 mi
- Spaulding Spring: 2.6 mi
- Double Cabin Spring: 3.3 mi
- Jumping Spring: 3.9 mi
- Promontory Butte: 8.9 mi
- Myrtle Point: 10.0 mi
- Roberts Mesa: 10.6 mi
- Hart Point: 11.0 mi
- Kushs Mountain: 11.7 mi
- Mogollon Rim: 6.9 mi
- Sand Point: 7.8 mi
- Mogollon Rim: 8.9 mi
- Mogollon Rim: 10.0 mi
- Leonard Point: 10.7 mi
- Bear Canyon Lake Recreation Area: 4.7 mi
- Rocky Point Recreation Area: 10.0 mi
- Aspen Recreation Area: 10.3 mi
- Woods Canyon Lake Recreation Area: 10.6 mi
- Willow Springs Lake Recreation Area: 13.4 mi
- Rocky Point Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Horton Creek Picnic Site: 10.3 mi
- Horton Creek: 10.3 mi
- Christopher Creek Picnic: 11.2 mi
- Third Crossing: 17.0 mi
- Double Cabin: 3.1 mi
- Historical Wallace Adminstrative Site USFS: 8.7 mi
- Battle of Big Dry Wash Historical Monument: 13.0 mi
- Original General Spring Box: 13.6 mi
- Neal Cabin: 19.7 mi
- Travis Walton's Abduction Site: 23.8 mi
- Travis Walton Phone Booth: 24.0 mi
- Tallest Flagpole in Arizona: 24.3 mi
- Camp Geronimo central restroom: 21.0 mi
- Wilford: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alcatraz Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Butte | W 266° | 2,456 m | 20.9 mi |
| Promontory Butte | S 189° | 2,391 m | 8.9 mi |
| Brookbank Point | ESE 123° | 2,343 m | 18.0 mi |
| OW Point | SE 142° | 2,303 m | 17.1 mi |
| Colcord Mountain | SSE 151° | 2,284 m | 17.7 mi |
| Myrtle Point | SW 229° | 2,265 m | 10.0 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NW 316° | 2,252 m | 21.5 mi |
| Cinch Hook Butte | W 267° | 2,210 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:03 | 19:41 |
| September equinox | 06:13 | 17:49 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:40 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blue Ridge RS, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/359261364
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