Clifton Peak
Clifton Peak rises to 1,363 m in Arizona. Mitchell Peak stands 2,388 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Shovel, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Arizona, United States of America
Wikidata Q49021021, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1363 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 3.8 mi off the Black Hills Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Mulligan Peak: 1.7 mi
- Smelter Hill: 2.8 mi
- Modoc Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Square Butte: 3.5 mi
- Red Hill: 3.5 mi
- Limestone Spring: 2.0 mi
- Ash Spring: 3.0 mi
- Gold Spring: 3.2 mi
- Cave Spring: 4.8 mi
- Sunset Spring: 5.7 mi
- Riverview Park: 2.2 mi
- Degrazia Park: 2.3 mi
- Blackbridge Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- County Ball fields: 2.4 mi
- Sumitomo Park: 2.4 mi
- Cherry Lodge Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Sardine Saddle Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Sardine Saddle Family Picnic: 11.3 mi
- HL Saddle Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- H L Saddle Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Evans Point: 3.2 mi
- Final Point: 9.1 mi
- Morenci Southern Railway: 3.9 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Sanchez Campsite: 21.6 mi
- Shovel: 0.5 mi
- Greenlee County Historical: 0.8 mi
- Stargo: 3.9 mi
- Gillard Hot Spring: 7.0 mi
- Sardine Falls: 9.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Clifton Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Peak | NNW 338° | 2,388 m | 11.7 mi |
| Maverick Hill | E 100° | 2,280 m | 13.9 mi |
| Grey Peak | NNW 330° | 2,277 m | 13.3 mi |
| McMullen Peak | ESE 102° | 2,271 m | 14.9 mi |
| Enebro Mountain | NW 324° | 2,262 m | 9.6 mi |
| Coronado Mountain | NW 306° | 2,253 m | 7.8 mi |
| Pinal Point | NNW 332° | 2,209 m | 9.1 mi |
| Painted Bluffs | NW 318° | 2,187 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:22 | 17:57 | 18:29 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| September equinox | 06:06 | 17:43 | 18:15 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:37 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 84 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 56 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clifton, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 27715 — Clifton Peak, Greenlee County, Arizona.
OpenStreetMap element node/359264082
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