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Elbow Point

Elbow Point, seen from above at true elevation

Elbow Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,647 m. Shonto Butte stands 2,047 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Tovar Mesa, a peak 3.3 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1647 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.58112, -110.62597

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Tovar Mesa: 3.3 mi
  • Lost Gun Point: 5.7 mi
  • Leaf Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Seed Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Snake Butte: 11.0 mi
Springs: 40
  • Coyote Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Little Burro Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Rock Ledge Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Burro Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Shonto Spring: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 13
Historic sites: 3
Parks: 2
  • Hopi Tribe Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
  • Old Orchard Picnic Ground: 20.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Hopi Cultural Center: 19.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Elbow Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shonto ButteSE 131°2,047 m16.8 mi
Round TopSE 143°2,034 m12.6 mi
Egloffstein ButteE 91°2,032 m12.2 mi
Hauke MesaESE 105°2,031 m18.0 mi
Horse ButteE 89°2,030 m17.1 mi
Montezumas ChairSE 145°2,005 m11.5 mi
Lone Cottonwood ButteESE 118°2,002 m16.6 mi
Oraibi MesaN 350°2,002 m22.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0119:35
June solstice06:0820:0420:42
September equinox07:1118:4719:21
December solstice07:2916:3417:14

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313642495766737063514030

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keams Canyon, 29 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359245434

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