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Horse Spring Point

Horse Spring Point, seen from above at true elevation

Horse Spring Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,636 m. South Oak Points stands 2,400 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Spring, a spring 1.1 miles away. Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road passes 20 miles off. 148 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1636 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.64387, -112.59519

Overlooks nearby

148 named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 56
Springs: 48
  • Little Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Horse Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Slide Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Rock Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Jumpup Spring: 5.1 mi
Peaks: 34
  • Jumpup Divide: 4.2 mi
  • Sunshine Point: 6.7 mi
  • Loco Point: 10.8 mi
  • Little Cedar Knoll: 11.2 mi
  • Racetrack Knoll: 11.2 mi
Museums: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Deer Creek Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Thunder River Falls: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 2
Parks: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horse Spring Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Oak PointsE 90°2,400 m14.8 mi
North Oak PointsE 82°2,386 m16.0 mi
Little MountainE 97°2,221 m12.8 mi
Steamboat MountainSSE 150°2,123 m22.1 mi
Bridgers KnollSSE 152°1,982 m17.8 mi
Great Thumb MesaSSE 168°1,948 m21.5 mi
Moccasin MountainsNNW 334°1,874 m24.6 mi
Lone ButteNW 320°1,873 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:42
June solstice06:1320:1520:53
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:4016:3917:19

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353946526171787668564435
Precip in1.41.41.10.70.50.21.11.31.11.10.61.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pipe Spring NM, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359246689

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