Sunset Point Rest Area
Sunset Point Rest Area is a rest area in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,040 m. Towers Mountain stands 2,324 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Gulch Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away.
The story
Cliff in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States.
Wikidata Q49470912, matched on coordinates and name (661 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Arizona Department of Transportation
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sheep Gulch Spring: 0.9 mi
- Cordes Cabin Spring: 4.2 mi
- Government Spring: 4.2 mi
- Bill Arp Spring: 6.2 mi
- Barrel Spring: 6.3 mi
- Black Mesa: 1.2 mi
- Joes Hill: 3.2 mi
- Bland Hill: 3.3 mi
- Perry Mesa: 5.9 mi
- Twin Peaks: 7.5 mi
- Black Canyon Heritage Park: 8.0 mi
- Horsethief Basin Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
- High Desert Park: 8.9 mi
- Henry Cordes Park: 9.6 mi
- Minds Garden: 11.1 mi
- Bumble Bee: 1.5 mi
- Cordes: 8.3 mi
- Cleator: 8.5 mi
- Big Bug: 9.7 mi
- Alexandra: 11.3 mi
- Cottonwood Day Use Area: 22.4 mi
- Seven Springs: 22.5 mi
- Lakeview Day Use Area: 23.3 mi
- Wild Burro Day Use Area: 24.2 mi
- Spruce Mountain Lookout Family Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- Agua Fria National Monument: 4.8 mi
- New River Nature Reserve: 16.1 mi
- Lake Pleasant Regional Park: 20.0 mi
- Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area: 22.9 mi
- Jewel of the Creek Preserve: 23.4 mi
- Pueblo La Plata Interpretive Site: 7.6 mi
- Rock Shop: 9.5 mi
- That Seventies Store: 15.8 mi
- Archeology Notification: 19.1 mi
- Spur Cross Stables: 23.2 mi
- White Bluffs: 15.6 mi
- West Point: 16.5 mi
- Verde Rim: 22.3 mi
- Corral: 21.9 mi
- Anthem Veterans Memorial: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Sunset Point Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towers Mountain | WNW 284° | 2,324 m | 13.7 mi |
| Lane Mountain | WSW 258° | 2,195 m | 10.8 mi |
| Watson Peak | WSW 258° | 2,183 m | 10.8 mi |
| Wasson Peak | W 270° | 2,166 m | 12.1 mi |
| Porphry Mountain | W 278° | 2,141 m | 13.3 mi |
| Horse Mountain | WNW 283° | 2,127 m | 16.2 mi |
| Twin Peaks | W 274° | 2,093 m | 7.5 mi |
| Tuscumbia Mountain | WNW 294° | 2,025 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:54 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 66 | 76 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cordes, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/844330016
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