Big Chair
Big Chair rises to 1,716 m in Arizona. Black Mesa stands 2,488 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Thunderbird Mesa, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Monument Valley to Bluff Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Arizona, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012361, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,716 m
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Monument Valley to Bluff Scenic Byway
- 7.6 mi off the Kayenta-Monument Valley Scenic Road
- 18.5 mi off the Trail of the Ancients, National
- 24.0 mi off the Tse' nikani - Flat Mesa Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Redlands · 10 mi
- Forrest Gump Point · 13 mi
- Goosenecks Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Mexican Hat Rock · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Yei Bichei: 1.0 mi
- Rain God Mesa: 1.0 mi
- The Hub: 1.5 mi
- Camel Butte: 1.8 mi
- Cly Butte: 1.9 mi
- Big Hogan: 1.2 mi
- Moccasin Arch: 1.3 mi
- Sun's Eye: 1.4 mi
- Pillars Canyon: 1.7 mi
- Ear of the Wind: 1.8 mi
- Monument Valley Visitor Center: 4.6 mi
- Gouldings Museum and Trading Post: 9.5 mi
- Oljeto Trading Post (defunct): 16.0 mi
- Burger King with Navajo Code Talkers exhibit: 18.5 mi
- sweat lodge: 18.6 mi
- Baby Rocks: 11.0 mi
- Gray Point: 12.4 mi
- The Ramp: 16.8 mi
- Cedar Point: 21.0 mi
- Cedar Mesa Cliff: 22.8 mi
- Oljato Spring: 14.5 mi
- Cedar Spring: 14.9 mi
- Tah nih choa ah Spring: 19.9 mi
- Hummingbird Spring: 21.3 mi
- Sunnyside Spring: 23.6 mi
- Thunderbird Mesa: 0.8 mi
- Brigham Young's Tomb: 8.2 mi
- Hat Rock: 11.9 mi
- Brick Arch: 14.7 mi
- Navajo Ancient Wall Murals: 1.5 mi
- Navajo Welcome Center: 7.9 mi
- San Juan Trading Post: 18.8 mi
- Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park: 1.8 mi
- Dennehotso Recreation Area: 12.9 mi
- Wagon Wheel Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Johns Canyon Waterfall: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Big Chair. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mesa | SSW 210° | 2,488 m | 22.1 mi |
| Big Point | W 268° | 2,408 m | 21.1 mi |
| Agathla | SW 232° | 2,164 m | 11.5 mi |
| Segeke Butte | SW 230° | 2,058 m | 15.1 mi |
| Hoskinnini Mesa | WNW 285° | 2,051 m | 18.0 mi |
| Azansosi Mesa | WSW 259° | 2,019 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mitchell Mesa | NW 318° | 2,004 m | 4.0 mi |
| Eagle Mesa | NNW 338° | 2,002 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:27 | 17:08 |
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 | 33 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 65 | 77 | 80 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 43 | 33 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monument Valley, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1302 — Big Chair, Navajo County, Arizona.
OpenStreetMap element node/359242593
Day trips start here
- Kayenta · 17 mi
- Goosenecks State Park · 19 mi
- Mexican Hat · 19 mi
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