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Canyon Creek Point

Canyon Creek Point, seen from above at true elevation

Canyon Creek Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 2,266 m. Promontory Butte stands 2,391 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is North OW Point, a cliff 0.8 miles away. From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road passes 2.5 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2266 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.29726, -110.81262

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • OW Point: 1.7 mi
  • Brookbank Point: 4.3 mi
  • Colcord Mountain: 4.4 mi
  • Turkey Peak: 7.3 mi
  • Swamp Creek Mountain: 8.9 mi
Springs
  • Sheep Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Mule Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Saint Joe Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Allenbaugh Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Wildcat Spring: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 14
Parks: 10
  • Forest Road 171 Camping Area: 3.6 mi
  • Sardine Point Day Use: 3.6 mi
  • Willow Springs Lake Recreation Area: 4.0 mi
  • Woods Canyon Lake Recreation Area: 7.8 mi
  • Aspen Recreation Area: 7.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Rocky Point Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Haigler Canyon Picnic Use 1: 10.0 mi
  • Haigler Canyon Picnic Use: 10.2 mi
  • Christopher Creek Picnic: 12.9 mi
  • Horton Creek Picnic Site: 16.4 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Mary Maud: 15.5 mi
  • Double Cabin: 17.3 mi
  • Historical Wallace Adminstrative Site USFS: 19.4 mi
  • Neal Cabin: 21.5 mi
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • HOCRN: 16.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of Canyon Creek Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Promontory ButteWNW 284°2,391 m13.2 mi
Brookbank PointENE 59°2,343 m4.3 mi
OW PointSSW 211°2,303 m1.7 mi
Colcord MountainSW 219°2,284 m4.4 mi
Chediski PeakSE 133°2,272 m11.6 mi
Myrtle PointWNW 286°2,265 m19.8 mi
Bunger PointE 87°2,259 m11.3 mi
Brinkmeyer PointE 88°2,160 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0218:35
June solstice05:1219:0219:39
September equinox06:1217:4818:22
December solstice07:2616:3917:18

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333642485565696862524133
Precip in1.71.71.40.70.60.42.73.01.81.21.32.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Heber (black Mesa) RS, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359263579

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