Lyons Point
Lyons Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,830 m. The West Temple stands 2,383 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Scotts Point, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Zion Park Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1830 m
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the Zion Park Scenic Byway, National
- 20.0 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
- 20.2 mi off the Mt Carmel Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Watchman Overlook · 17 mi
- Pullout · 18 mi
- Canyon Overlook · 18 mi
- Pullout · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lone Butte: 3.5 mi
- Moccasin Mountains: 5.5 mi
- The Beehive: 6.9 mi
- Dixie Knoll: 7.2 mi
- Elephant Butte: 8.2 mi
- Cottonwood Spring Number 1: 3.0 mi
- Cottonwood Spring Number 3: 3.0 mi
- Jan's Spring: 7.1 mi
- Upper Jeep Spring: 7.2 mi
- Goat Springs: 7.3 mi
- Moccasin Mountain Dinosaur Tracks: 5.0 mi
- Eye of Heaven (Water Canyon Arch): 6.9 mi
- Indian Walkway: 9.2 mi
- Black Rocks: 9.2 mi
- Star Dune (Main Dune): 10.4 mi
- Scotts Point: 0.7 mi
- Parashont Point: 1.5 mi
- Cottonwood Point: 3.1 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 3.6 mi
- Ed Lamb Point: 11.4 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 5.2 mi
- Yellowjacket Picnic Site: 13.0 mi
- Coral Pink Sand Dunes BLM Open OHV Area: 14.2 mi
- Springdale Town Park: 17.3 mi
- Fredonia City Park: 20.3 mi
- Pipe Spring Visitor Center and Museum: 10.8 mi
- Zion Human History Museum: 17.9 mi
- Red Pueblo Museum: 20.0 mi
- Little Hollywood Movie Museum: 20.4 mi
- Kanab Heritage Museum: 20.9 mi
- Lower Pine Creek Waterfall: 18.1 mi
- Menu Falls: 22.3 mi
- Double Falls: 23.4 mi
- Barrier Falls: 23.4 mi
- Mystery Canyon Falls: 23.6 mi
- The Windlass: 9.8 mi
- Powell Plaque: 15.3 mi
- Grafton: 17.8 mi
- Pit-house: 18.9 mi
- Northrop: 15.5 mi
- Adventure: 17.2 mi
- Grafton: 17.7 mi
- Duncan's Retreat: 20.5 mi
- Meditation Hut Arch: 4.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Lyons Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The West Temple | NNW 337° | 2,383 m | 18.7 mi |
| The East Temple | N 349° | 2,356 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Kinesava | NNW 334° | 2,186 m | 18.1 mi |
| The Sundial | NNW 337° | 2,184 m | 19.1 mi |
| Twin Brothers | N 349° | 2,079 m | 18.8 mi |
| Elephant Butte | NNE 22° | 2,066 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bee Hive | NNW 343° | 2,059 m | 19.0 mi |
| Smithsonian Butte | NW 315° | 2,049 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:16 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colorado City, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/359248259
Day trips start here
- Mount Carmel Junction · 22 mi
- Zion National Park · 25 mi
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