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Rock Canyon Point

Rock Canyon Point, seen from above at true elevation

Rock Canyon Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,519 m. South Oak Points stands 2,400 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Clear Water Point, a cliff 1.2 miles away. Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road passes 14 miles off. 133 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1519 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.74860, -112.60686

Overlooks nearby

133 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 44
  • Rock Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Willow Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Pigeon Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Wildband Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Slide Spring: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 39
Peaks: 30
  • Loco Point: 3.7 mi
  • Little Cedar Knoll: 7.8 mi
  • Flat Tops: 9.2 mi
  • Jumpup Divide: 9.6 mi
  • Cedar Knoll: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Star Dune (Main Dune): 20.6 mi
  • Moccasin Mountain Dinosaur Tracks: 20.9 mi
  • Look Out Hill: 21.3 mi
  • Competition Hill (Comp): 21.8 mi
  • South Fork Indian Canyon Pictographs: 22.1 mi
Museums: 5
Parks: 5
  • Fredonia City Park: 14.7 mi
  • Levi Steward Memorial Park: 21.1 mi
  • Kanab City Park: 21.7 mi
  • Coral Pink Sand Dunes BLM Open OHV Area: 22.8 mi
  • Yellowjacket Picnic Site: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Oak PointsESE 115°2,400 m17.0 mi
North Oak PointsESE 107°2,386 m17.2 mi
Little MountainESE 123°2,221 m16.0 mi
Bridgers KnollSSE 158°1,982 m24.6 mi
Moccasin MountainsNW 326°1,874 m18.0 mi
Lone ButteNW 307°1,873 m18.8 mi
Fishtail MesaS 176°1,820 m21.8 mi
Savage PointNNE 16°1,818 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:43
June solstice06:1320:1520:53
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:4016:3817:19

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353946526171787668564435
Precip in1.41.41.10.70.50.21.11.31.11.10.61.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pipe Spring NM, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359250763

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