Cottonwood Point
Cottonwood Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,880 m. The West Temple stands 2,383 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Meditation Hut Arch, a natural arch 1.2 miles away. Zion Park Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1880 m
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the Zion Park Scenic Byway, National
- 21.6 mi off the Mt Carmel Scenic Byway
- 23.0 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Watchman Overlook · 16 mi
- Canyon Overlook · 17 mi
- Pullout · 17 mi
- Pullout · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lone Butte: 5.3 mi
- The Beehive: 5.7 mi
- Point Rock: 6.9 mi
- Moccasin Mountains: 8.6 mi
- Canaan Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Cottonwood Spring Number 1: 2.1 mi
- Cottonwood Spring Number 3: 2.6 mi
- Jan's Spring: 4.8 mi
- Upper Jeep Spring: 4.9 mi
- Still Spring: 6.1 mi
- Eye of Heaven (Water Canyon Arch): 5.4 mi
- Black Rocks: 7.1 mi
- Moccasin Mountain Dinosaur Tracks: 7.5 mi
- Indian Walkway: 9.0 mi
- Shunesburg Mail Drop: 11.6 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 2.5 mi
- Yellowjacket Picnic Site: 15.2 mi
- Springdale Town Park: 16.0 mi
- Coral Pink Sand Dunes BLM Open OHV Area: 16.5 mi
- Red Bull Rampage Bike Park: 18.5 mi
- Scotts Point: 2.4 mi
- Lyons Point: 3.1 mi
- Parashont Point: 4.4 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 6.3 mi
- Ed Lamb Point: 14.3 mi
- Pipe Spring Visitor Center and Museum: 13.5 mi
- Zion Human History Museum: 16.8 mi
- Red Pueblo Museum: 23.0 mi
- Little Hollywood Movie Museum: 23.2 mi
- Moqui Cave: 23.4 mi
- Lower Pine Creek Waterfall: 17.2 mi
- Menu Falls: 21.5 mi
- Double Falls: 22.1 mi
- Barrier Falls: 22.2 mi
- Mystery Canyon Falls: 22.9 mi
- The Windlass: 7.5 mi
- Powell Plaque: 15.4 mi
- Grafton: 15.7 mi
- Pit-house: 15.9 mi
- Northrop: 13.9 mi
- Adventure: 15.2 mi
- Grafton: 15.7 mi
- Duncan's Retreat: 18.2 mi
- Meditation Hut Arch: 1.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Cottonwood Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The West Temple | NNW 346° | 2,383 m | 17.2 mi |
| The East Temple | N 359° | 2,356 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mount Kinesava | NNW 343° | 2,186 m | 16.6 mi |
| The Sundial | NNW 345° | 2,184 m | 17.6 mi |
| The Sentinel | N 353° | 2,148 m | 18.3 mi |
| Twin Brothers | N 358° | 2,079 m | 18.0 mi |
| Elephant Butte | NE 41° | 2,066 m | 9.3 mi |
| Bee Hive | N 352° | 2,059 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colorado City, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/359244643
Day trips start here
- Mount Carmel Junction · 23 mi
- Zion National Park · 24 mi
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