Malpais Cliffs
Malpais Cliffs is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,464 m. Browns Peak stands 2,334 m to the east-southeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mine Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1464 m
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
- 25.0 mi off the From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Fish Creek Vista · 13 mi
- Apache Lake Vista · 14 mi
- Roosevelt Diversion Dam · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mine Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Pine Mountain: 3.5 mi
- The Boulders: 5.3 mi
- Brother Peak: 5.3 mi
- Sister Peak: 5.3 mi
- Mine Mountain Spring: 0.7 mi
- Cold Water Spring: 1.2 mi
- Willow Spring: 1.4 mi
- Tejanos Spring: 2.7 mi
- Fisher Spring: 3.0 mi
- Three Bar Wildlife Area: 9.3 mi
- Butcher Jones Recreation Site: 10.2 mi
- Three Bar Wildlife Study Area: 10.7 mi
- Saguaro del Norte Recreation Site: 10.9 mi
- Palo Verde Recreation Site 147: 11.3 mi
- Butcher Jones: 10.2 mi
- Acacia Recreation Area: 11.3 mi
- Boulder Picnic: 11.6 mi
- Water Users Picnic: 12.3 mi
- Burnt Corral Picnic: 13.4 mi
- Cline Cabin: 2.1 mi
- El Oso Mine Camp: 4.4 mi
- Adams Camp: 7.6 mi
- Old Dynamite Shack: 9.2 mi
- Fort Reno Site: 12.8 mi
- Sheep Bend: 8.7 mi
- Painted Cliffs: 9.3 mi
- Walls of Bronze: 9.4 mi
- Lookout Point: 9.6 mi
- Satchin Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Black Rock: 10.2 mi
- Desert Belle Cruises: 11.2 mi
- Goldfield Ghost Town: 17.3 mi
- Superstition Mountain Museum: 18.2 mi
- Marcus Landslide Loop: 21.4 mi
- Back Beach: 9.2 mi
- Fish Beach: 9.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 9.7 mi
- Buckhorn Beach: 13.1 mi
- Goldfield Ghost Town: 17.2 mi
- Massacre Falls: 17.3 mi
- River Of Time Museum: 18.8 mi
- Fountain Hills Community Garden: 18.8 mi
- Usery Mountain Regional Park: 19.8 mi
- Bella Vida Mural: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Malpais Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Peak | ESE 102° | 2,334 m | 5.4 mi |
| Brother Peak | ESE 104° | 2,329 m | 5.3 mi |
| Sister Peak | ESE 109° | 2,308 m | 5.3 mi |
| Amethyst Peak | ESE 111° | 2,293 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Ord | N 2° | 2,165 m | 14.2 mi |
| Eagle Peak | N 2° | 2,008 m | 13.8 mi |
| Buckhorn Mountain | ESE 111° | 2,006 m | 8.0 mi |
| Boulder Mountain | N 356° | 1,918 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| September equinox | 06:15 | 17:51 | 18:24 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:44 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 79 | 88 | 93 | 91 | 86 | 76 | 63 | 55 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mormon Flat, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/359282098
Day trips start here
- Fountain Hills · 19 mi
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