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Red Bluff

Red Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Red Bluff is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,681 m. White Mesa stands 2,200 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sitting Lizard Arch, a attraction 3.7 miles away. Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road passes 4.8 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1681 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.66666, -111.12848

75 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 36
  • Horse Thief Mesa: 3.9 mi
  • Pile of Sticks: 7.9 mi
  • Whiskey Bottle Rock: 8.1 mi
  • Arrowhead Mesa: 8.3 mi
  • Gray Mesa: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 25
Springs: 8
  • Cave Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Potato Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Inscription House Ruin Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Toh Bih Nosteny: 20.9 mi
  • Gopher Spring: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 1
  • Copper Mine Trading Post: 17.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White MesaESE 119°2,200 m12.5 mi
Square ButteESE 111°2,166 m12.0 mi
Preston MesaSSW 192°2,061 m21.0 mi
Octagon ButteNNE 22°2,036 m19.2 mi
Arrowhead MesaS 185°2,013 m8.3 mi
White MesaW 265°1,993 m24.5 mi
Whirlwind RockE 100°1,983 m21.2 mi
Whiskey Bottle RockSE 136°1,982 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0319:37
June solstice06:0720:0920:47
September equinox07:1318:4919:23
December solstice07:3416:3317:13

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364150576778838172594535
Precip in0.70.50.50.40.40.10.60.90.90.90.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Page, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359256185

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