Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
Vermilion Cliffs National Monument is a park in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,921 m. Telephone Hill stands 2,697 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Double Barrel Arch, a attraction 4.8 miles away. Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road passes 8.2 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1921 m
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
- 16.0 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
- 28.7 mi off the Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Lookout Vermillion Cliffs · 9 mi
- Scenic View Vermillion Cliffs · 9 mi
- Le Fevre Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Double Barrel Arch: 4.8 mi
- Vermillion Arch: 5.3 mi
- Old Corral: 5.7 mi
- Poverty Flat Ranch: 6.3 mi
- Paw Hole Teepees: 6.9 mi
- Bonelli Spring: 4.9 mi
- Four Springs: 5.3 mi
- Four Springs: 5.3 mi
- Four Springs: 5.3 mi
- Four Springs: 5.5 mi
- The Big Knoll: 6.3 mi
- Middle Knoll: 7.1 mi
- Red Knolls: 7.6 mi
- Little Knoll: 8.3 mi
- Coyote Buttes: 9.6 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 6.9 mi
- The Dive: 14.3 mi
- Seegmiller Point: 15.2 mi
- Rider Point: 16.7 mi
- Crater Hole: 19.1 mi
- Coyote Buttes South: 8.2 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs National Monument: 8.9 mi
- Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness: 9.3 mi
- Coyote Buttes North: 11.3 mi
- The Cockscomb Wilderness Study Area: 22.3 mi
- Dick's Arch: 11.9 mi
- Buckskin Gulch Arch: 15.9 mi
- Sandbar: 17.5 mi
- Paria Beach: 20.1 mi
- House Rock Valley Buffalo Range: 18.1 mi
- Big Water Park: 24.2 mi
- Wilson Ranch: 19.1 mi
- Catstair Canyon Detroit Riprap: 20.3 mi
- Lee's Ferry: 21.2 mi
- Echo Peaks Fall: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telephone Hill | SSW 209° | 2,697 m | 22.6 mi |
| South Oak Points | WSW 237° | 2,400 m | 23.9 mi |
| North Oak Points | WSW 240° | 2,386 m | 21.9 mi |
| Little Mountain | SSW 195° | 2,124 m | 18.0 mi |
| White Knolls | ESE 109° | 2,090 m | 10.1 mi |
| The Big Knoll | E 84° | 2,054 m | 6.3 mi |
| Powells Monument | E 86° | 2,042 m | 15.9 mi |
| Tselgiishil | ESE 117° | 2,028 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:35 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 81 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paria RS, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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