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Bear Fall Point

Bear Fall Point, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Fall Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,731 m. Dragon Head stands 2,362 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pothole Point, a cliff 3.4 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 28 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1731 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.12844, -112.55661

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Peaks
  • Mount Burro: 4.8 mi
  • Mount Spoonhead: 5.3 mi
  • Mount Wodo: 7.4 mi
  • Panya Point: 7.6 mi
  • Explorers Monument: 8.1 mi
Springs: 36
  • Jwa Qwaw Gwa Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Topocoba Spring: 5.3 mi
  • High Wall Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Burro Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Seep Spring: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 8
Waterfalls: 7
Historic sites: 3
Parks: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Museums: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Bear Fall Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dragon HeadENE 77°2,362 m21.5 mi
Elaine CastleNE 51°2,232 m19.4 mi
King Arthur CastleENE 59°2,222 m18.5 mi
Guinevere CastleENE 61°2,203 m18.6 mi
Confucius TempleE 79°2,156 m19.0 mi
Steamboat MountainNNE 28°2,123 m18.6 mi
Twin ButtesE 80°2,115 m18.5 mi
Mencius TempleE 80°2,115 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3518:0818:42
June solstice05:1419:1319:51
September equinox06:1917:5518:29
December solstice07:3816:4017:20

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323439455363686660493931
Precip in1.81.21.90.60.40.22.32.21.51.20.81.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Canyon NP 2, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359242451

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