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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, 21 miles off. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 17 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1930 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.73922, -111.66899
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Additional Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Middle Hill: 7.1 mi
  • The Point: 7.5 mi
  • Mesa Butte: 8.0 mi
  • Mesa Butte: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 37
Springs: 10
  • Tappan Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Howard Seep: 19.8 mi
  • Curley Seep: 21.2 mi
  • Yellow Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Wupatki Spring: 22.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Willows Camp: 5.2 mi
  • désert point: 22.5 mi
  • White Buffalo Trading Post (former): 23.0 mi
Artworks: 3
Parks: 3
  • Kendrick Park Picnic Ground: 22.3 mi
  • Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 23.1 mi
  • Kendrick Park Watchable Wildlife Trail: 23.8 mi
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Wupatki Blowhole: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Coconino Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddle MountainS 190°2,707 m21.1 mi
White Horse Hills - North SummitS 186°2,695 m23.6 mi
Walker Lake PeakS 189°2,594 m24.0 mi
Horseshoe HillSSW 198°2,520 m22.7 mi
Slate MountainSSW 210°2,504 m19.5 mi
Cabin Flat HillSSW 196°2,489 m21.7 mi
Bull Basin MesaSSW 211°2,435 m23.4 mi
Red MountainSW 218°2,428 m18.9 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 solstice07:3416:3817:18

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, 22 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/597947546

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