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Yale Point

Yale Point, seen from above at true elevation

Yale Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 2,396 m. Rain Mountain stands 2,371 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Point, a cliff 1.6 miles away. Tse' nikani - Flat Mesa Rock Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
2396 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.37583, -109.83817

97 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 43
  • Bitsihuitsos Butte: 2.7 mi
  • Sweathouse Peak: 3.7 mi
  • Little Ice Cream Cone Hill: 4.5 mi
  • White Hills: 6.5 mi
  • Black Mesa: 7.2 mi
Springs: 42
  • Sand Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Red Tree Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Cow Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Waterfall Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Burro Spring: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rain MountainSW 228°2,371 m10.8 mi
Tse Da Ahoodzo PeakSSE 168°2,331 m7.2 mi
Cliff Rose HillW 276°2,312 m19.7 mi
Toadindaaska MesaSSW 199°2,269 m18.7 mi
Lohali MesaS 178°2,245 m13.4 mi
AtsadahsidahiS 189°2,223 m24.9 mi
Black MesaSSW 193°2,155 m7.2 mi
Taasahdi DzilSSW 199°2,155 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:31
June solstice06:0320:0320:41
September equinox07:0818:4419:18
December solstice07:2816:2817:08

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313745526171777466544131
Precip in0.80.70.60.50.50.31.11.30.90.80.60.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyon DE Chelly, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359253706

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