Mitchell Mesa
Mitchell Mesa rises to 2,004 m in Arizona. Big Point stands 2,408 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Valley Visitor Center, a museum 0.7 miles away. Monument Valley to Bluff Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.
The story
Mesa in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.
Wikidata Q49050729, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,004 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Monument Valley to Bluff Scenic Byway
- 3.9 mi off the Kayenta-Monument Valley Scenic Road
- 17.2 mi off the Trail of the Ancients, National
- 27.2 mi off the Tse' nikani - Flat Mesa Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Redlands · 7 mi
- Forrest Gump Point · 11 mi
- Goosenecks Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Mexican Hat Rock · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gray Whiskers: 1.5 mi
- Merrick Butte: 1.5 mi
- West Mitten: 1.5 mi
- Three Sisters: 1.7 mi
- Elephant Butte: 2.0 mi
- Three Sisters: 1.8 mi
- Camel Butte: 2.3 mi
- Sentinel Mesa: 2.5 mi
- East Mitten: 2.6 mi
- Sun's Eye: 4.2 mi
- Monument Valley Visitor Center: 0.7 mi
- Gouldings Museum and Trading Post: 5.7 mi
- Oljeto Trading Post (defunct): 12.3 mi
- Burger King with Navajo Code Talkers exhibit: 19.9 mi
- sweat lodge: 19.9 mi
- Oljato Spring: 10.9 mi
- Cedar Spring: 11.0 mi
- Tah nih choa ah Spring: 23.6 mi
- Hummingbird Spring: 24.9 mi
- Long Canyon Spring 5: 24.9 mi
- The Ramp: 14.0 mi
- Baby Rocks: 14.8 mi
- Gray Point: 15.4 mi
- Cedar Point: 19.2 mi
- Cedar Mesa Cliff: 20.8 mi
- Thunderbird Mesa: 3.4 mi
- Brigham Young's Tomb: 5.3 mi
- Hat Rock: 8.5 mi
- Brick Arch: 13.2 mi
- Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park: 2.6 mi
- Dennehotso Recreation Area: 16.8 mi
- Wagon Wheel Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Navajo Welcome Center: 4.0 mi
- Navajo Ancient Wall Murals: 4.3 mi
- San Juan Trading Post: 18.3 mi
- Johns Canyon Waterfall: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Mitchell Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Point | WSW 258° | 2,408 m | 18.9 mi |
| Agathla | SSW 212° | 2,164 m | 11.9 mi |
| Segeke Butte | SW 215° | 2,058 m | 15.5 mi |
| Hoskinnini Mesa | W 276° | 2,051 m | 14.8 mi |
| Azansosi Mesa | WSW 245° | 2,019 m | 14.9 mi |
| Eagle Mesa | N 354° | 2,002 m | 5.2 mi |
| The Ramp | W 259° | 1,991 m | 17.3 mi |
| Sentinel Mesa | N 7° | 1,956 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 8132 — Mitchell Mesa, Navajo County, Arizona.
OpenStreetMap element node/359248738
Day trips start here
- Goosenecks State Park · 17 mi
- Mexican Hat · 18 mi
- Kayenta · 19 mi
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