Bear Canyon Bluff
Bear Canyon Bluff is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 104 m. Mohave Peak stands 840 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is windmill water pump, a historic site 1.3 miles away. 119 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 104 m
How to reach it
119 named places within 25 miles
- Picacho State Recreation Area: 2.7 mi
- Imperial National Wildlife Refuge: 3.2 mi
- Imperial National Wildlife Refuge: 4.0 mi
- Cox Field: 17.2 mi
- Mittry Lake Wildlife Area: 17.2 mi
- Rojo Grande: 3.2 mi
- Picacho Peak: 4.2 mi
- Little Picacho Peak: 6.6 mi
- Pebble Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Black Mountain: 10.0 mi
- 1930's Colorado River Work Boat: 2.6 mi
- Upper Mill Site: 3.4 mi
- Lower Mill: 3.4 mi
- Valley of the Names: 10.8 mi
- Tumco: 14.4 mi
- Cloud Museum: 17.1 mi
- Museum of History in Granite: 20.4 mi
- Military Tanks and Ground Artillery Display: 21.0 mi
- Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park: 21.2 mi
- Bureau of Reclamation: 21.2 mi
- windmill water pump: 1.3 mi
- Riley's Store: 2.4 mi
- Jail: 3.1 mi
- Araz Stage Station: 19.6 mi
- Site of Camp Pilot Knob: 20.2 mi
- Carrizo Spring: 1.9 mi
- Arrowweed Spring: 12.3 mi
- Peter Kane Water Hole: 12.3 mi
- Arrowhead Springs: 12.4 mi
- Yuma Mineral Spring: 23.4 mi
- Picacho: 2.8 mi
- Clip: 10.7 mi
- Castle Dome Landing: 12.2 mi
- Hedges: 14.6 mi
- Colorado City: 21.0 mi
- Playa Linda: 20.8 mi
- Centennial Beach: 20.9 mi
- Yuma Beach: 21.2 mi
- Bear Canyon Falls: 1.4 mi
- Carrizo Falls: 1.9 mi
- Whitley Bridge: 4.9 mi
- Arturos Bridge: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Sand Hills Rest Area: 24.5 mi
- Robert J Moody Demonstration Garden: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bear Canyon Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohave Peak | NNE 30° | 840 m | 19.4 mi |
| Needles Eye | NNE 18° | 755 m | 18.0 mi |
| Quartz Peak | WNW 292° | 664 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Barrow | WNW 296° | 659 m | 18.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | W 279° | 646 m | 10.0 mi |
| Peter Kane Mountain | WNW 291° | 643 m | 10.2 mi |
| Stud Mountain | SSW 204° | 611 m | 13.3 mi |
| Trip Mountain | NE 43° | 579 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:15 | 19:51 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:04 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 06:39 | 15:59 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 60 | 66 | 72 | 80 | 89 | 94 | 94 | 89 | 77 | 64 | 55 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yuma Proving Ground, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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