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Eminence Break

Eminence Break, seen from above at true elevation

Eminence Break is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,737 m. V T Hill stands 2,705 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Gray Point, a cliff 3.5 miles away. Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road passes 11 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1737 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.48804, -111.73155

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Shinumo Altar: 3.9 mi
  • Cinyon Otah: 5.4 mi
  • North Red Hill: 7.7 mi
  • South Red Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Cane Cairn: 8.7 mi
Springs: 31
Cliffs: 30
Attractions: 16
  • Redwall Cavern: 6.0 mi
  • The Bridge of Sighs: 6.3 mi
  • Vaseys Paradise: 7.2 mi
  • Saddle Canyon: 13.1 mi
  • Ancient Pathway Monument: 17.5 mi
Parks: 2
  • House Rock Valley Buffalo Range: 10.6 mi
  • Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Copper Mine Trading Post: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Sandbar: 19.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Eminence Break. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
V T HillW 263°2,705 m22.6 mi
Saddle MountainSW 225°2,566 m17.2 mi
Tritle PeakSSW 214°2,505 m21.9 mi
Sullivan PeakSW 223°2,469 m20.7 mi
Mount HaydenSW 222°2,450 m19.9 mi
Brady PeakSW 217°2,440 m21.3 mi
Siegfried PyreSSW 206°2,414 m22.4 mi
Kibbey ButteSW 220°2,349 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3118:0518:39
June solstice05:1019:1119:49
September equinox06:1617:5118:25
December solstice07:3616:3617:16

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272834404958636155443427
Precip in3.63.52.91.60.80.41.82.71.91.81.41.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bright Angel RS, 26 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359245469

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