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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, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Coconino Point, a cliff 0.8 miles away. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 29 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1930 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.89482, -111.58048
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Peaks
  • Gray Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Side Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Red Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Red Butte: 4.4 mi
  • Middle Hill: 5.4 mi
Springs: 21
  • Tappan Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Espejo Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Blue Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Spring on the Rock: 19.6 mi
  • Seller Spring: 19.8 mi
Artworks: 3
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Willows Camp: 10.3 mi
  • désert point: 17.1 mi
Parks: 2
  • Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 11.9 mi
  • Louise Yellowman County Park: 25.0 mi
Attractions: 2
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Coconino Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Desert View PointNW 307°2,279 m17.0 mi
Colton CraterS 187°2,246 m24.5 mi
Papago PointWNW 298°2,220 m19.2 mi
Hollenback PointWNW 298°2,220 m19.2 mi
Sinking ShipWNW 287°2,206 m22.2 mi
Vishnu TempleNW 304°2,191 m24.0 mi
Mesa ButteSSW 211°2,180 m19.7 mi
Buggeln HillWNW 286°2,173 m21.5 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 solstice07:3416:3717:17

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/597947516

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