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Doney Cliffs

Doney Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Doney Cliffs is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,544 m. Aubineau Peak stands 3,608 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 22 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1544 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.55426, -111.39838

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Doney Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Doney Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • North Mesa: 3.1 mi
  • Woodhouse Mesa: 3.6 mi
  • East Mesa: 4.0 mi
Cliffs: 43
Springs: 36
  • Wupatki Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Heiser Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Peshlaki Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Coyote Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Yellow Spring: 9.6 mi
Parks: 7
  • Painted Desert Vista Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
  • Peaks View County Park: 21.1 mi
  • San Francisco Peaks Natural Area: 21.7 mi
  • Kendrick Park Picnic Ground: 22.1 mi
  • Kendrick Park Watchable Wildlife Trail: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Wupatki Blowhole: 2.6 mi
  • Grand Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Lava Flow Trail: 14.8 mi
  • Humphreys Peak B-24 Bomber Crash Site: 22.1 mi
  • Waterbird petroglyph site: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 3
  • East Portal: 11.8 mi
  • Crater Bowl: 11.8 mi
  • South Space: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Tolchico: 21.7 mi
  • White Buffalo Trading Post (former): 22.3 mi
  • Willows Camp: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Museums: 2
  • Sunset Crater Volcano Visitor Center: 15.2 mi
  • old Cameron Trading Post: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Doney Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Aubineau PeakSW 227°3,608 m20.1 mi
Rees PeakSW 226°3,497 m19.8 mi
Sugarloaf PeakSW 223°2,829 m18.0 mi
White Horse Hill - East SummitSW 236°2,752 m20.3 mi
O'Leary PeakSW 214°2,718 m12.8 mi
Saddle MountainWSW 247°2,707 m20.5 mi
White Horse Hills - North SummitWSW 239°2,695 m20.5 mi
Darton DomeSSW 212°2,562 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3018:0418:38
June solstice05:1119:0719:45
September equinox06:1417:5018:24
December solstice07:3216:3817:17

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374250576677817871594636
Precip in0.70.50.60.40.40.11.61.51.00.70.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wupatki NM, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1416163530

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