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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. Kendrick Peak stands 3,175 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 10 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1930 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.66338, -111.74862

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mesa Butte: 1.1 mi
  • Mesa Butte: 1.1 mi
  • Chapel Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • The Point: 7.7 mi
  • Additional Hill: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 27
Springs: 25
  • Howard Seep: 14.1 mi
  • Curley Seep: 15.3 mi
  • Kendrick Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Pat Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Newman Spring: 19.1 mi
Artworks: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Bedrock City: 22.1 mi
  • Humphreys Peak B-24 Bomber Crash Site: 22.5 mi
  • Wupatki Blowhole: 23.3 mi
  • Lava Flow Trail: 24.5 mi
Parks: 3
  • Kendrick Park Picnic Ground: 16.5 mi
  • Kendrick Park Watchable Wildlife Trail: 18.1 mi
  • San Francisco Peaks Natural Area: 21.7 mi
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Willows Camp: 9.6 mi
  • White Buffalo Trading Post (former): 17.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Coconino Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kendrick PeakSSW 198°3,175 m18.6 mi
Hochderffer HillsS 181°2,792 m19.9 mi
White Horse HillsS 172°2,760 m19.1 mi
White Horse Hill - East SummitS 171°2,752 m19.1 mi
Hummingbird HillS 181°2,741 m20.7 mi
Saddle MountainS 177°2,707 m15.6 mi
White Horse Hills - North SummitS 173°2,695 m18.4 mi
Walker Lake PeakS 178°2,594 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3118:0518:39
June solstice05:1219:0919:47
September equinox06:1617:5218:25
December solstice07:3416:3917:18

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283137445262676458463628
Precip in1.41.11.10.70.70.32.73.41.71.40.91.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunset Crater NM, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/597947555

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