Cliff · Arizona
Pothole Point
Pothole Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,725 m. Elaine Castle stands 2,232 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Burro, a peak 1.6 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1725 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.14748, -112.61296
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Burro: 1.6 mi
- Mount Spoonhead: 2.8 mi
- Panya Point: 4.3 mi
- Mount Wodo: 4.5 mi
- Long Mesa: 8.0 mi
Cliffs
- Bear Fall Point: 3.4 mi
- Panya Point: 4.3 mi
- Tithumiji Point: 4.7 mi
- Antelope Point: 5.6 mi
- Cub Headland: 6.1 mi
Springs: 39
- Burro Spring: 3.4 mi
- Topocoba Spring: 4.4 mi
- Jwa Qwaw Gwa Spring: 6.2 mi
- Havasu Springs: 6.3 mi
- Havasu Springs: 6.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Fiftyfoot Falls: 8.4 mi
- Navajo Falls: 8.5 mi
- Havasu Falls: 8.8 mi
- Mooney Falls: 9.6 mi
- Beaver Falls: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 5
- Royal Arch: 9.4 mi
- Keyhole Natural Bridge: 16.2 mi
- Jicarilla Bridge: 16.9 mi
- Natural Bridge: 18.5 mi
- Thunder Spring: 19.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins): 12.1 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Parks: 1
- Grand Canyon Natural Game Preserve: 14.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Pothole Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elaine Castle | ENE 59° | 2,232 m | 21.3 mi |
| King Arthur Castle | ENE 67° | 2,222 m | 20.7 mi |
| Guinevere Castle | ENE 68° | 2,203 m | 20.9 mi |
| Confucius Temple | E 84° | 2,156 m | 21.9 mi |
| Steamboat Mountain | NE 38° | 2,123 m | 19.2 mi |
| Twin Buttes | E 85° | 2,115 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mencius Temple | E 85° | 2,115 m | 21.5 mi |
| Excalibur | ENE 68° | 2,097 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:13 | 19:52 |
| September equinox | 06:19 | 17:55 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Canyon NP 2, 27 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/359250073
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