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Coconino Point

Coconino Point, seen from above at true elevation

Coconino Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,940 m. Desert View Point stands 2,279 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Coconino Rim, a cliff 0.8 miles away. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 29 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1940 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.90027, -111.56876

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Peaks
  • Side Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Gray Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Red Butte: 4.4 mi
  • Red Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Black Knob: 5.9 mi
Springs: 22
  • Tappan Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Espejo Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Blue Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Spring on the Rock: 18.9 mi
  • Seller Spring: 19.0 mi
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 19.8 mi
  • Tuba Arch: 20.1 mi
  • Three Wise Men: 24.5 mi
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Willows Camp: 11.1 mi
  • désert point: 17.4 mi
Parks: 2
  • Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 11.5 mi
  • Louise Yellowman County Park: 24.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Desert View PointNW 304°2,279 m17.3 mi
Colton CraterS 189°2,246 m24.9 mi
Papago PointWNW 296°2,220 m19.6 mi
Hollenback PointWNW 296°2,220 m19.7 mi
Sinking ShipWNW 286°2,206 m22.7 mi
Vishnu TempleWNW 303°2,191 m24.3 mi
Mesa ButteSSW 212°2,180 m20.4 mi
Buggeln HillWNW 285°2,173 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3118:0518:38
June solstice05:1119:0919:47
September equinox06:1517:5118:25
December solstice07:3416:3717:17

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323440465567726963524132
Precip in1.51.31.40.80.60.32.02.91.51.40.81.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Canyon E Entrance, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359244462

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