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Thompsons Point

Thompsons Point, seen from above at true elevation

Thompsons Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,828 m. Coulter Hill stands 2,349 m to the northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Encinoso Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.1 miles away. Sedona-Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Road passes 0.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1828 m
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Coordinates34.91835, -111.71821

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • First Bench of Wilson Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Wilson Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Wilson Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • The Acropolis: 2.6 mi
  • Tisha Spire: 2.8 mi
Springs
  • Willard Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Cave Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Ritter Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Woods Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Harding Spring: 6.7 mi
Parks: 55
  • Jordan Historical Park: 3.7 mi
  • Posse Grounds Park: 5.0 mi
  • Bike Skills Park: 5.1 mi
  • Barbara Antonsen Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
  • Sedona Military Service Park: 5.6 mi
Artworks: 28
Attractions: 22
Cliffs: 18
Museums: 17
  • Sedona Heritage Museum: 3.7 mi
  • Fort Tuthill Military History Museum: 14.9 mi
  • Mess Hall: 15.4 mi
  • Gems & Minerals Building: 15.4 mi
  • Military Museum: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 12
Nature reserves: 11
Gardens: 10
  • Arroyo Pinon Botanical Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Rotary Community Garden: 10.2 mi
  • The Arboretum at Flagstaff: 16.8 mi
  • The Hummingbird Garden: 19.1 mi
  • The Wildflower Garden: 19.1 mi
Historic sites: 10
Rest areas: 4
  • McGuireville Rest Area: 17.2 mi
  • McGuireville Rest Area: 17.3 mi
  • Parks Rest Area: 24.4 mi
  • Parks Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Devil's Bridge: 5.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Sycamore Falls: 23.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Thompsons Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coulter HillNE 47°2,349 m8.6 mi
Howard MountainNNE 32°2,326 m9.4 mi
Coulter MountainNE 39°2,325 m7.9 mi
Milos ButteE 93°2,294 m9.5 mi
T-Six MountainE 91°2,209 m6.3 mi
Smith ButteNNE 12°2,208 m7.2 mi
East Pocket KnobNW 324°2,190 m4.9 mi
T-Six PointE 97°2,170 m6.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3118:0618:39
June solstice05:1419:0719:45
September equinox06:1617:5218:25
December solstice07:3216:4117:20

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464954596878828175655445
Precip in2.02.21.90.80.70.21.62.01.71.41.11.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sedona, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359274049

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