West Mitten
West Mitten rises to 1,882 m in Arizona. Big Point stands 2,408 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Monument Valley to Bluff Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q7987055, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,882 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Monument Valley to Bluff Scenic Byway
- 4.5 mi off the Kayenta-Monument Valley Scenic Road
- 15.7 mi off the Trail of the Ancients, National
- 26.6 mi off the Tse' nikani - Flat Mesa Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Redlands · 6 mi
- Forrest Gump Point · 10 mi
- Goosenecks Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Mexican Hat Rock · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Merrick Butte: 0.9 mi
- Sentinel Mesa: 1.2 mi
- East Mitten: 1.5 mi
- Mitchell Mesa: 1.5 mi
- Big Indian: 2.1 mi
- Sentinel Mesa: 1.3 mi
- East Mitten: 1.4 mi
- Camel Butte: 2.8 mi
- Three Sisters: 2.9 mi
- Mitchell Mesa: 3.1 mi
- Monument Valley Visitor Center: 1.1 mi
- Gouldings Museum and Trading Post: 6.1 mi
- Oljeto Trading Post (defunct): 12.7 mi
- Burger King with Navajo Code Talkers exhibit: 21.4 mi
- sweat lodge: 21.4 mi
- The Ramp: 15.0 mi
- Baby Rocks: 15.7 mi
- Gray Point: 16.6 mi
- Cedar Point: 17.7 mi
- Cedar Mesa Cliff: 19.3 mi
- Brigham Young's Tomb: 3.9 mi
- Thunderbird Mesa: 4.3 mi
- Hat Rock: 9.3 mi
- Brick Arch: 11.7 mi
- Cedar Spring: 10.3 mi
- Oljato Spring: 11.5 mi
- Tah nih choa ah Spring: 24.6 mi
- Hummingbird Spring: 24.6 mi
- Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park: 3.7 mi
- Dennehotso Recreation Area: 16.9 mi
- Wagon Wheel Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- Navajo Welcome Center: 4.3 mi
- Navajo Ancient Wall Murals: 5.3 mi
- San Juan Trading Post: 16.8 mi
- Johns Canyon Waterfall: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of West Mitten. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Point | WSW 255° | 2,408 m | 20.0 mi |
| Agathla | SSW 212° | 2,164 m | 13.5 mi |
| Segeke Butte | SW 215° | 2,058 m | 17.1 mi |
| Hoskinnini Mesa | W 271° | 2,051 m | 15.6 mi |
| Azansosi Mesa | WSW 242° | 2,019 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mitchell Mesa | SW 214° | 2,004 m | 1.5 mi |
| Eagle Mesa | NNW 340° | 2,002 m | 4.2 mi |
| The Ramp | WSW 256° | 1,991 m | 18.4 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1595578398
Day trips start here
- Goosenecks State Park · 16 mi
- Mexican Hat · 17 mi
- Kayenta · 20 mi
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