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Coconino Rim

Coconino Rim, seen from above at true elevation

Coconino Rim is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,930 m. Saddle Mountain stands 2,707 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 20 miles off. 119 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1930 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.76943, -111.64099
Around it

119 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 56
  • Additional Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Middle Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Red Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Lava Point: 7.5 mi
  • Gray Mountain: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 40
Springs: 11
  • Tappan Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Yellow Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Howard Seep: 22.2 mi
  • Wupatki Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Espejo Spring: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Willows Camp: 5.1 mi
  • désert point: 21.4 mi
Museums: 2
Parks: 2
  • Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 20.8 mi
  • Kendrick Park Picnic Ground: 24.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Wupatki Blowhole: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddle MountainSSW 193°2,707 m23.5 mi
Slate MountainSSW 211°2,504 m22.1 mi
Cabin Flat HillSSW 198°2,489 m24.2 mi
Red MountainSW 218°2,428 m21.5 mi
ChopS 185°2,395 m20.1 mi
Maverick ButteSSW 197°2,331 m19.9 mi
Desert View PointNNW 331°2,279 m21.4 mi
Missouri Bill HillSSW 193°2,265 m17.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3118:0518:39
June solstice05:1219:0919:47
September equinox06:1517:5118:25
December solstice07:3416:3817:17

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, 21 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/597947532

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