Mule Creek Point
Mule Creek Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 2,242 m. Promontory Butte stands 2,391 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Nelson Lake Point, a cliff 1.0 miles away. From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road passes 3.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2242 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Mule Spring: 2.1 mi
- Sheep Spring: 2.4 mi
- Saint Joe Spring: 3.4 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 6.1 mi
- Allenbaugh Spring: 6.5 mi
- OW Point: 2.7 mi
- Brookbank Point: 3.2 mi
- Colcord Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Swamp Creek Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Turkey Peak: 8.6 mi
- Nelson Lake Point: 1.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Point: 1.4 mi
- North OW Point: 2.0 mi
- Mogollon Rim: 2.5 mi
- Al Fulton Point Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Forest Road 171 Camping Area: 4.9 mi
- Sardine Point Day Use: 4.9 mi
- Willow Springs Lake Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
- Woods Canyon Lake Recreation Area: 9.1 mi
- Aspen Recreation Area: 9.2 mi
- Rocky Point Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Haigler Canyon Picnic Use 1: 11.2 mi
- Haigler Canyon Picnic Use: 11.4 mi
- Christopher Creek Picnic: 14.3 mi
- Horton Creek Picnic Site: 17.8 mi
- Mary Maud: 14.4 mi
- Double Cabin: 18.5 mi
- Historical Wallace Adminstrative Site USFS: 19.8 mi
- Neal Cabin: 22.8 mi
- Travis Walton's Abduction Site: 8.0 mi
- Travis Walton Phone Booth: 14.5 mi
- Tallest Flagpole in Arizona: 14.8 mi
- Wilford: 9.4 mi
- HOCRN: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Mule Creek Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promontory Butte | WNW 283° | 2,391 m | 14.5 mi |
| Brookbank Point | NE 46° | 2,343 m | 3.2 mi |
| OW Point | WSW 237° | 2,303 m | 2.7 mi |
| Colcord Mountain | SW 230° | 2,284 m | 5.4 mi |
| Chediski Peak | SE 138° | 2,272 m | 10.6 mi |
| Myrtle Point | WNW 285° | 2,265 m | 21.1 mi |
| Bunger Point | E 87° | 2,259 m | 10.0 mi |
| Brinkmeyer Point | E 88° | 2,160 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:35 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:02 | 19:39 |
| September equinox | 06:12 | 17:48 | 18:21 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 42 | 48 | 55 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 52 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Heber (black Mesa) RS, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/359285848
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