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Point of the Mountain

Point of the Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Point of the Mountain is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 2,720 m. Baldy Peak stands 3,477 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Point of Mountain Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away. White Mountain Scenic Road passes 1.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2720 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.04727, -109.33036

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Point of Mountain Spring: 0.2 mi
  • Rim Creek Spring: 0.5 mi
  • Point of the Mountain Spring: 0.5 mi
  • Little Valley Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Eldeberry Spring: 1.8 mi
Peaks
Parks: 5
  • Sunrise Park: 13.2 mi
  • Paradise Park Youth Camp: 20.4 mi
  • Lyman Lake State Park: 22.0 mi
  • Shush Bezahze Campgrounds: 22.6 mi
  • Diamond Creek Campsite Number Four: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Museums: 2
  • Casa Malpais Archaeological Park & Museum: 6.5 mi
  • Butterfly Lodge Museum: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Madonna of the Trail: 6.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Point of the Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldy PeakSW 234°3,477 m16.5 mi
Mount OrdWSW 244°3,459 m17.5 mi
Paradise ButteWSW 239°3,398 m18.4 mi
Mount ThomasSW 234°3,372 m15.8 mi
Mount WarrenWSW 238°3,359 m16.9 mi
Escudilla MountainESE 118°3,326 m13.2 mi
Escudilla LookoutESE 120°3,315 m13.8 mi
Sunrise PeakWSW 244°3,243 m14.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2217:5618:29
June solstice05:0718:5619:33
September equinox06:0617:4318:16
December solstice07:2016:3417:13

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333742485665696761514133
Precip in0.50.50.40.30.40.42.62.91.40.90.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springerville, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359271098

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