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Weeping Cliffs

Weeping Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Weeping Cliffs is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 544 m. Mount Dellenbaugh stands 2,132 m to the east, 21 miles off. Gold Butte Back Country Byway passes 20 miles off. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
544 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.08971, -113.91023

117 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 60
Peaks: 33
  • Grand Wash: 9.0 mi
  • Tincanebitts Point: 10.0 mi
  • Nevershine: 10.8 mi
  • Boundary Hill: 10.9 mi
  • The Box: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 18
Waterfalls: 2
Attractions: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Tassi Ranch: 11.8 mi
  • Scanlon Ferry (submerged): 14.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DellenbaughE 86°2,132 m20.6 mi
Yellow John MountainE 80°2,056 m24.9 mi
Last Chance KnollNNE 27°2,054 m24.1 mi
Castle PeakENE 71°1,989 m20.1 mi
Iron MountainSSW 199°1,956 m17.8 mi
Garnet MountainSSW 201°1,951 m21.1 mi
Tincanebitts PointE 82°1,901 m10.0 mi
Burnt Canyon PointE 96°1,815 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:1418:48
June solstice05:2019:1919:57
September equinox06:2418:0018:34
December solstice07:4416:4617:26

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464856637384898881675445
Precip in0.80.80.60.50.10.11.20.50.50.90.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadview 1W, 10 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Grand Canyon National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359253286

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