Falling Iron Cliffs
Falling Iron Cliffs is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 2,730 m. Roof Butte stands 2,952 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is White Cone, a peak 2.4 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 8.7 miles off. 108 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2730 m
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 1.0 mi off the Dine' Tah "Among the People" Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Ledge Ruin Overlook · 23 mi
108 named places within 25 miles
- White Cone: 2.4 mi
- Little White Cone: 2.7 mi
- Sonsela Buttes: 5.2 mi
- Blackrock / Tsézhiní: 8.6 mi
- Tsaile Butte: 8.7 mi
- Oak Spring: 4.0 mi
- Vicenti Spring: 4.4 mi
- Star Peak Springs: 4.8 mi
- Big Water Spring: 6.3 mi
- Salt Spring: 6.5 mi
- Cleopatra Needle: 14.4 mi
- Venus Needle: 15.6 mi
- Snake Bridge: 17.8 mi
- Spider Rock: 17.1 mi
- Sheep Point: 17.4 mi
- Snake Den Point: 22.2 mi
- Canyon De Chelly Cave Dwelling: 17.3 mi
- Three Turkey Ruins: 22.4 mi
- NP21: 17.8 mi
- Newcomb N: 20.7 mi
- Narbona Pass Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Three Turkey Ruins Navajo Tribal Park: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Falling Iron Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roof Butte | N 353° | 2,952 m | 20.7 mi |
| Matthews Peak | NNW 338° | 2,892 m | 15.0 mi |
| Tsaile Butte | NNW 336° | 2,738 m | 8.7 mi |
| Sonsela Buttes | SSW 214° | 2,709 m | 5.2 mi |
| Beautiful Mountain | N 9° | 2,696 m | 22.8 mi |
| Chuska Peak | SSE 148° | 2,624 m | 22.6 mi |
| Zilditloi Mountain | S 172° | 2,604 m | 18.1 mi |
| Twin Buttes | SSE 165° | 2,570 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:59 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:26 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 35 | 43 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lukachukai, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/359242552
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