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Black Point

Black Point, seen from above at true elevation

Black Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 730 m. Mound Mountain stands 1,904 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Elephant Butte, a peak 2.6 miles away. Gila-Pinal Scenic Road passes 4.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
730 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.32172, -111.32013

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Elephant Butte: 2.6 mi
  • Conley Points: 2.9 mi
  • Comet Peak: 3.5 mi
  • Buzzard Roost: 4.9 mi
  • Roblas Butte: 5.4 mi
Parks
  • Peralta Regional Park: 4.2 mi
  • Superstition Mountain Monument: 7.0 mi
  • Dinosaur Park: 7.4 mi
  • Black Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Superior Stadium: 12.0 mi
Springs
  • Whiskey Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Bluff Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Trap Canyon Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Labarge Spring Number Two: 8.0 mi
Historic sites: 35
Gardens: 33
  • Wallace Forest: 9.7 mi
  • Gateway Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Yucca Forest: 9.7 mi
  • Wallace Rose Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Wallace Desert Garden: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Peephole and Little Arch: 5.8 mi
  • Renaissance Festival & Artisan Marketplace: 6.4 mi
  • Pirate's Assault Catapault: 6.4 mi
  • Cottonwood Canyon Petroglyph Site: 9.6 mi
  • Trails End: 9.7 mi
Cliffs: 20
  • Dacite Cliffs: 5.6 mi
  • Kitty Pool: 14.1 mi
  • The Funny Farm: 14.1 mi
  • Little England Wall: 14.1 mi
  • Atlantis South Side: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 11
Artworks: 9
Ghost towns: 6
Beaches: 4
  • Fish Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Back Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Buckhorn Beach: 23.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Museums: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Massacre Falls: 11.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Black Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mound MountainNE 45°1,904 m14.8 mi
White MountainNE 40°1,844 m12.6 mi
Iron MountainNE 48°1,838 m11.6 mi
Pinto PeakNE 50°1,800 m15.1 mi
Cimeron MountainNNE 32°1,690 m13.4 mi
Montana MountainENE 59°1,685 m11.2 mi
Government HillENE 67°1,648 m15.2 mi
Kings Crown PeakE 87°1,600 m14.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3018:0518:37
June solstice05:1719:0219:39
September equinox06:1417:5118:23
December solstice07:2616:4417:22

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535660677585888783746253
Precip in2.22.21.90.50.50.32.02.61.31.11.12.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Superior, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359262422

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