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Cottonwood Cliffs

Cottonwood Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Cottonwood Cliffs is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,439 m. Hualapai Peak stands 2,566 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Slate Mountain, a peak 3.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.7 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1439 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.34750, -113.63105

88 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 45
  • Little Cottonwood Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Crozier Canyon Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Red Horn Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Truxton Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 7.1 mi
Peaks: 26
  • Slate Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Serendipity Mountain: 7.8 mi
  • Peacock Peak: 8.5 mi
  • Corner: 10.8 mi
  • Tin Mountain: 12.6 mi
Parks: 10
  • Keepers of the Wild Nature Park: 4.5 mi
  • Neal Butler Park: 22.0 mi
  • Pawnee Neighborhood Park: 22.8 mi
  • Walleck Ranch Park: 23.6 mi
  • Monsoon Park: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Photo Point Route 66: 5.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Deer Canyon Picinic Area: 22.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hualapai Mountain Park: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hualapai PeakSW 219°2,566 m24.1 mi
Hayden PeakSW 220°2,542 m24.0 mi
Aspen PeakSW 220°2,489 m23.3 mi
Dean PeakSW 220°2,420 m20.8 mi
Peacock PeakWSW 250°1,918 m8.5 mi
Laughing Jack ButteN 358°1,877 m12.8 mi
Indian HeadSE 141°1,868 m23.6 mi
Slate MountainESE 124°1,816 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:1318:47
June solstice05:2119:1619:53
September equinox06:2317:5918:33
December solstice07:4016:4717:26

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373944505867737266544437
Precip in1.41.91.30.70.20.12.42.41.31.50.91.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Diamond M RCH, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359244630

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