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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. Desert View Point stands 2,279 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 26 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1930 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.84611, -111.56579
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Peaks: 54
  • Red Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Gray Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Middle Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Side Mountain: 5.2 mi
  • Black Knob: 7.5 mi
Springs: 15
  • Tappan Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Espejo Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Yellow Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Spring on the Rock: 19.9 mi
  • Blue Spring: 20.0 mi
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 22.5 mi
  • Tuba Arch: 22.5 mi
  • Wupatki Blowhole: 24.8 mi
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Willows Camp: 9.4 mi
  • désert point: 19.8 mi
Parks: 1
  • Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 15.3 mi
Nature reserves: 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
Desert View PointNW 313°2,279 m19.8 mi
Missouri Bill HillSSW 200°2,265 m23.8 mi
Colton CraterS 191°2,246 m21.3 mi
Papago PointNW 304°2,220 m21.7 mi
Hollenback PointNW 304°2,220 m21.7 mi
Sinking ShipWNW 294°2,206 m24.1 mi
Red HillS 186°2,200 m21.3 mi
Mesa ButteSW 219°2,180 m17.4 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:3316:3717:17

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, 20 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/597947518

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