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Rough Rock Point

Rough Rock Point, seen from above at true elevation

Rough Rock Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,896 m. Ziltahjini Peak stands 2,167 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Tis Ya Toh Spring, a spring 4.9 miles away. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1896 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.01889, -110.77931
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Tis Ya Toh Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Badger Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Dove Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Lower Badger Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Sunlit Spring: 5.4 mi
Peaks: 33
  • Howell Mesa: 7.0 mi
  • Oraibi Mesa: 9.0 mi
  • Third Mesa: 9.3 mi
  • Oraibi Butte: 10.2 mi
  • Coal Mine Mesa: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 19
Attractions: 4
Parks: 3
  • Old Orchard Picnic Ground: 12.6 mi
  • Hopi Tribe Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • George Smith Historical Monument: 22.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
Museums: 1
  • Hopi Cultural Center: 18.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ziltahjini PeakNE 50°2,167 m21.3 mi
Yellow ButteN 6°2,090 m24.6 mi
Yellow ButteN 2°2,074 m23.8 mi
Ruin HillNE 44°2,036 m20.5 mi
Oraibi MesaSSE 150°2,002 m9.0 mi
Oraibi ButteSSE 159°1,993 m10.2 mi
Many Bobcats HillENE 76°1,958 m15.5 mi
John Daw MesaN 352°1,946 m23.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0119:35
June solstice06:0720:0620:44
September equinox07:1218:4819:22
December solstice07:3116:3317:13

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354148556474797769584535
Precip in0.50.40.50.20.50.10.70.81.20.60.40.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuba City, 27 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359250892

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