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The Jumpoff

The Jumpoff, seen from above at true elevation

The Jumpoff is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 470 m. Crossman Peak stands 1,488 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Giers Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
470 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.22237, -114.09359

111 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 38
  • Giers Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Castle Rock: 2.9 mi
  • The Mesa: 3.4 mi
  • Monkeys Head: 3.4 mi
  • Red Mountain: 3.5 mi
Parks: 32
  • Bucksin Mountain State Park: 2.6 mi
  • Cable Car Day Use Area: 4.1 mi
  • Buckskin Mountain State Park: 4.6 mi
  • Havasu National Wildlife Refuge: 4.7 mi
  • Bullfrog Day Use Area: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 20
  • to all the fallen soliders buried here wall of honor: 12.0 mi
  • Swansea Mine Hospital (1927): 14.7 mi
  • Swansea Mine Company Store (1909): 14.7 mi
  • Swansea Worker's Cottages (1912): 14.7 mi
  • Swansea Mine General Office (1916): 14.8 mi
Springs: 9
  • Bristol Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Havasu Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Willow Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Mohave Springs: 15.7 mi
  • Mohave Springs: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Miner's Arch: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Balance Rock: 18.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Pigeon Point Lighthouse: 19.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • Bouse Museum: 20.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Cactus Garden: 23.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crossman PeakNNW 347°1,488 m23.2 mi
McCracken PeakNE 50°1,074 m23.8 mi
Potts MountainENE 64°1,013 m23.1 mi
Planet PeakESE 121°951 m7.5 mi
Fools PeakENE 76°896 m23.1 mi
Black MountainN 8°894 m19.3 mi
Miller MountainENE 73°842 m23.3 mi
Camp Bouse PeakESE 114°826 m23.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:1518:48
June solstice05:2619:1519:52
September equinox06:2518:0218:35
December solstice07:3916:5317:31

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545865728190959588766353
Precip in1.00.90.80.20.10.00.40.50.60.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Parker Resrvoir, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1228968582

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