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Basalt Cliffs

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Elevation
1,247 m
Tallest summit within 10.4 miles
Tritle Peak2,505 m · 9.0 mi
Nearest byway
Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway11.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:49local time
Coordinates
36.1078, -111.8753
Basalt Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Basalt Cliffs is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded 1,247 m. Tritle Peak stands 2,505 m to the north-northwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Apollo Temple, a peak 0.6 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 12 miles off.

Elevation
1247 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Basalt Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tritle PeakNNW 333°2,505 m9.0 mi
Siegfried PyreNNW 343°2,414 m6.4 mi
Wotans ThroneW 268°2,360 m4.7 mi
Desert View PointSSE 148°2,279 m5.4 mi
Brahma TempleW 280°2,275 m9.3 mi
Deva TempleWNW 289°2,224 m9.3 mi
Papago PointS 186°2,220 m5.9 mi
Hollenback PointS 186°2,220 m5.9 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 21
Historic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Artworks: 3
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:40
June solstice05:1219:1019:49
September equinox06:1617:5218:26
December solstice07:3516:3817:17

Local time (America/Phoenix).

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