Sand Point
Sand Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 2,139 m. Promontory Butte stands 2,391 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Historical Wallace Adminstrative Site USFS, a historic site 2.5 miles away. From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road passes 16 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2139 m
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road
- 35.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Breed Spring: 4.4 mi
- Pius Spring: 6.0 mi
- Spaulding Spring: 8.1 mi
- Whiskey Springs: 8.9 mi
- Limestone Spring: 9.1 mi
- Possum Point: 8.4 mi
- Chevelon Butte: 11.4 mi
- Red Hill: 12.2 mi
- Promontory Butte: 15.2 mi
- Hart Point: 16.3 mi
- Weimer Point: 5.4 mi
- Alcatraz Point: 7.8 mi
- Leonard Point: 10.4 mi
- Mogollon Rim: 14.1 mi
- Mogollon Rim: 14.3 mi
- Bear Canyon Lake Recreation Area: 10.8 mi
- Rocky Point Recreation Area: 13.8 mi
- Aspen Recreation Area: 14.0 mi
- Woods Canyon Lake Recreation Area: 14.3 mi
- Sardine Point Day Use: 15.3 mi
- Rocky Point Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Christopher Creek Picnic: 17.3 mi
- Horton Creek Picnic Site: 17.4 mi
- Horton Creek: 17.5 mi
- Haigler Canyon Picnic Use 1: 21.8 mi
- Historical Wallace Adminstrative Site USFS: 2.5 mi
- Double Cabin: 10.9 mi
- Battle of Big Dry Wash Historical Monument: 18.4 mi
- Mary Maud: 18.6 mi
- Original General Spring Box: 20.8 mi
- Travis Walton Phone Booth: 18.7 mi
- Tallest Flagpole in Arizona: 18.8 mi
- Travis Walton's Abduction Site: 21.4 mi
- Wilford: 18.4 mi
- HOCRN: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sand Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promontory Butte | SSW 212° | 2,391 m | 15.2 mi |
| Brookbank Point | SSE 149° | 2,343 m | 16.4 mi |
| OW Point | SSE 167° | 2,303 m | 18.1 mi |
| Colcord Mountain | S 174° | 2,284 m | 19.7 mi |
| Myrtle Point | SW 233° | 2,265 m | 17.8 mi |
| Bunger Point | SE 134° | 2,259 m | 22.4 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | WNW 298° | 2,252 m | 24.3 mi |
| Hart Point | W 273° | 2,165 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| September equinox | 06:12 | 17:49 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blue Ridge RS, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/359272499
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