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Burnt Canyon Point

Burnt Canyon Point, seen from above at true elevation

Burnt Canyon Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,489 m. South Oak Points stands 2,400 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Canyon Point, a cliff 2.9 miles away. Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road passes 16 miles off. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1489 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.73138, -112.65547

Overlooks nearby

132 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 43
  • Rock Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Willow Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Slide Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Horse Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Twomile Seep: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 39
Peaks: 30
  • Loco Point: 4.7 mi
  • Cedar Knoll: 8.9 mi
  • Indian Knoll: 9.6 mi
  • Jumpup Divide: 10.3 mi
  • Little Cedar Knoll: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Moccasin Mountain Dinosaur Tracks: 20.7 mi
  • Star Dune (Main Dune): 21.1 mi
  • Look Out Hill: 22.0 mi
  • Competition Hill (Comp): 22.5 mi
  • South Fork Indian Canyon Pictographs: 23.2 mi
Museums: 5
Parks: 5
  • Fredonia City Park: 16.8 mi
  • Levi Steward Memorial Park: 22.9 mi
  • Kanab City Park: 23.6 mi
  • Coral Pink Sand Dunes BLM Open OHV Area: 23.7 mi
  • Yellowjacket Picnic Site: 24.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Meditation Hut Arch: 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Deer Creek Falls: 25.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burnt Canyon Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Oak PointsESE 108°2,400 m19.1 mi
North Oak PointsESE 102°2,386 m19.6 mi
Little MountainESE 115°2,221 m17.8 mi
Bridgers KnollSSE 152°1,982 m24.7 mi
Moccasin MountainsNNW 336°1,874 m17.7 mi
Lone ButteNW 315°1,873 m17.5 mi
Fishtail MesaSSE 168°1,820 m21.1 mi
Savage PointNNE 21°1,818 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1320:1520:53
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:4016:3917:19

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353946526171787668564435
Precip in1.41.41.10.70.50.21.11.31.11.10.61.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pipe Spring NM, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359243651

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