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Sunset Point

Sunset Point, seen from above at true elevation

Sunset Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 942 m. Towers Mountain stands 2,324 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunset Point Rest Area, a rest area 0.4 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
942 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.18364, -112.14127
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Sheep Gulch Spring: 0.6 mi
  • Cordes Cabin Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Government Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Bill Arp Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Mud Spring: 6.0 mi
Peaks
  • Black Mesa: 1.6 mi
  • Bland Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Joes Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Perry Mesa: 6.3 mi
  • Twin Peaks: 7.1 mi
Parks: 13
  • Black Canyon Heritage Park: 7.8 mi
  • Horsethief Basin Recreation Area: 8.0 mi
  • High Desert Park: 8.7 mi
  • Henry Cordes Park: 9.8 mi
  • Minds Garden: 11.3 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Picnic sites: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Sunset Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Towers MountainWNW 285°2,324 m13.4 mi
Lane MountainWSW 258°2,195 m10.4 mi
Watson PeakWSW 259°2,183 m10.4 mi
Wasson PeakW 270°2,166 m11.7 mi
Porphry MountainW 279°2,141 m12.9 mi
Horse MountainWNW 283°2,127 m15.9 mi
Twin PeaksW 275°2,093 m7.1 mi
Tuscumbia MountainWNW 295°2,025 m13.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0818:41
June solstice05:1819:0719:44
September equinox06:1717:5418:27
December solstice07:3116:4517:24

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464853586676818074645346
Precip in1.71.91.40.40.40.12.02.11.61.11.01.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cordes, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359273658

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