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Buckhead Point

Buckhead Point, seen from above at true elevation

Buckhead Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,869 m. Woody Mountain stands 2,452 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is View Point, a cliff 0.2 miles away. Sedona-Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Road passes 2.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1869 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.99668, -111.78044

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Maple Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Barney Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Cave Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Harding Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Buzzard Spring: 2.7 mi
Peaks
  • East Pocket Knob: 1.6 mi
  • Round Top Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Little Round Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Ritter Butte: 3.9 mi
  • Ritter Mountain: 4.2 mi
Parks: 57
  • Jordan Historical Park: 8.2 mi
  • Raymond Park: 8.4 mi
  • Posse Grounds Park: 8.7 mi
  • Bike Skills Park: 8.8 mi
  • Barbara Antonsen Memorial Park: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 28
Attractions: 23
  • Barney Pasture Burn: 2.1 mi
  • Barney Pasture: 2.4 mi
  • Edge of the world: 2.9 mi
  • Antique Farm Equipment: 3.8 mi
  • Vultee Arch: 3.9 mi
Cliffs: 19
Museums: 17
  • Sedona Heritage Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Fort Tuthill Military History Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Mess Hall: 11.1 mi
  • Gems & Minerals Building: 11.1 mi
  • Model Railroad Building: 11.2 mi
Picnic sites: 12
Nature reserves: 11
Gardens: 10
  • Arroyo Pinon Botanical Garden: 9.6 mi
  • The Arboretum at Flagstaff: 11.7 mi
  • Rotary Community Garden: 15.1 mi
  • The Hummingbird Garden: 15.3 mi
  • The Wildflower Garden: 15.3 mi
Historic sites: 10
Rest areas: 4
  • Parks Rest Area: 18.1 mi
  • Parks Rest Area: 18.2 mi
  • McGuireville Rest Area: 22.3 mi
  • McGuireville Rest Area: 22.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Devil's Bridge: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Sycamore Falls: 17.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Buckhead Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Woody MountainN 9°2,452 m10.2 mi
Coulter HillE 87°2,349 m9.9 mi
Le Barron HillN 359°2,340 m8.9 mi
Dutton HillNNW 343°2,330 m8.8 mi
Howard MountainENE 73°2,326 m8.8 mi
Coulter MountainE 85°2,325 m8.5 mi
Turkey ButteWNW 289°2,245 m7.4 mi
Red HillNW 304°2,222 m8.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:39
June solstice05:1419:0819:45
September equinox06:1617:5218:25
December solstice07:3216:4117:20

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424449556271757469594941

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Creek Canyon, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359262998

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