Doney Cliffs
Doney Cliffs is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,544 m. Aubineau Peak stands 3,608 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Wupatki National Monument, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 22 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1544 m
How to reach it
- 22.5 mi off the San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Petroglyph Overlook · 25 mi
- City Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Doney Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Doney Mountain: 2.7 mi
- North Mesa: 2.8 mi
- White Mesa: 3.7 mi
- East Mesa: 4.1 mi
- Doney Cliffs: 0.8 mi
- Doney Cliffs: 1.0 mi
- Doney Cliffs: 1.2 mi
- Doney Cliffs: 2.3 mi
- Tse Lichii Point: 6.8 mi
- Wupatki Spring: 3.3 mi
- Heiser Spring: 4.8 mi
- Peshlaki Spring: 5.2 mi
- Coyote Spring: 5.9 mi
- Yellow Spring: 8.6 mi
- Wupatki Blowhole: 3.3 mi
- Grand Falls: 14.4 mi
- Lava Flow Trail: 15.9 mi
- Humphreys Peak B-24 Bomber Crash Site: 23.0 mi
- Waterbird petroglyph site: 24.7 mi
- Painted Desert Vista Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Peaks View County Park: 22.1 mi
- San Francisco Peaks Natural Area: 22.6 mi
- Kendrick Park Picnic Ground: 22.8 mi
- Kendrick Park Watchable Wildlife Trail: 23.5 mi
- Wupatki National Monument: 0.7 mi
- Strawberry Crater Wilderness: 10.1 mi
- Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument: 15.2 mi
- Kachina Peaks Wilderness: 21.9 mi
- East Portal: 12.4 mi
- Crater Bowl: 12.4 mi
- South Space: 12.6 mi
- Tolchico: 21.9 mi
- White Buffalo Trading Post (former): 23.1 mi
- Willows Camp: 24.6 mi
- Black Falls: 6.7 mi
- Grand Falls: 14.4 mi
- Sunset Crater Volcano Visitor Center: 16.2 mi
- old Cameron Trading Post: 21.2 mi
- House Rock: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Doney Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aubineau Peak | SW 226° | 3,608 m | 21.1 mi |
| Rees Peak | SW 225° | 3,497 m | 20.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Peak | SW 222° | 2,829 m | 18.9 mi |
| White Horse Hill - East Summit | SW 234° | 2,752 m | 21.2 mi |
| O'Leary Peak | SSW 213° | 2,718 m | 13.8 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | WSW 245° | 2,707 m | 21.2 mi |
| Darton Dome | SSW 211° | 2,562 m | 14.0 mi |
| Double Crater | SSW 191° | 2,440 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:07 | 19:45 |
| September equinox | 06:14 | 17:50 | 18:24 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 66 | 77 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wupatki NM, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/597964903
Day trips start here
- Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument · 15 mi
- Flagstaff · 29 mi
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