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Water Canyon Point

Water Canyon Point, seen from above at true elevation

Water Canyon Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,689 m. South Oak Points stands 2,400 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Spring, a spring 2.6 miles away. Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road passes 28 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1689 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.53998, -112.70186
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Springs: 51
  • Willow Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Grama Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Lower Jumpup Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Showerbath Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Mountain Sheep Spring: 7.5 mi
Peaks: 46
  • Sunshine Point: 2.7 mi
  • Racetrack Knoll: 7.4 mi
  • Fishtail Mesa: 10.1 mi
  • Jumpup Divide: 11.7 mi
  • Findlay Knolls: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Deer Creek Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Thunder River Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Beaver Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Mooney Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Havasu Falls: 19.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Attractions: 2
Parks: 1
Museums: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Oak PointsENE 71°2,400 m21.9 mi
North Oak PointsENE 67°2,386 m23.7 mi
Little MountainENE 73°2,221 m19.5 mi
Steamboat MountainSE 126°2,123 m20.7 mi
Bridgers KnollESE 121°1,982 m16.6 mi
Hancock KnollWSW 240°1,966 m16.8 mi
Great Thumb MesaSE 143°1,948 m17.3 mi
Seven KnollsW 278°1,922 m24.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3518:0918:43
June solstice05:1419:1519:53
September equinox06:1917:5518:29
December solstice07:4016:3917:20

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353946526171787668564435
Precip in1.41.41.10.70.50.21.11.31.11.10.61.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pipe Spring NM, 22 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359253247

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