Lava Cliff
Lava Cliff is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 906 m. Mount Dellenbaugh stands 2,132 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Spencer Springs, a spring 3.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 23 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 906 m
How to reach it
- 22.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
83 named places within 25 miles
- Spencer Springs: 3.1 mi
- Meriwhitica Springs: 3.6 mi
- Amos Spring: 10.0 mi
- Harding Spring: 11.3 mi
- Quartermaster Springs: 11.7 mi
- Blue Mountain: 12.8 mi
- Price Point: 16.2 mi
- Diamond Peak: 16.3 mi
- Burnt Canyon Point: 17.1 mi
- Thumb: 17.4 mi
- Amos Point: 9.0 mi
- Kelly Point: 9.3 mi
- Twin Point: 14.4 mi
- Suicide Point: 15.4 mi
- Red Point: 16.1 mi
- Travertine Falls: 11.6 mi
- Two Hundred and Fivemile Rapids: 20.6 mi
- Columbine Falls: 24.4 mi
- Hualapai Ranch: 13.6 mi
- Grand Canyon Skywalk: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lava Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Dellenbaugh | NNE 15° | 2,132 m | 20.2 mi |
| Yellow John Mountain | NNE 22° | 2,056 m | 24.4 mi |
| Blue Mountain | NE 48° | 2,002 m | 12.8 mi |
| Iron Mountain | W 274° | 1,956 m | 21.3 mi |
| Garnet Mountain | W 266° | 1,951 m | 22.8 mi |
| Price Point | NE 47° | 1,941 m | 16.2 mi |
| Tincanebitts Point | NNW 345° | 1,901 m | 20.3 mi |
| Laughing Jack Butte | S 181° | 1,877 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:17 | 19:55 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:59 | 18:33 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 73 | 84 | 89 | 88 | 81 | 67 | 54 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadview 1W, 28 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Grand Canyon National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359259434
Day trips start here
- Peach Springs · 23 mi
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