Black Falls
Black Falls is a waterfall in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,312 m. Sugarloaf Peak stands 2,829 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Inscription Point, a peak 2.2 miles away. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 29 miles off.
The story
Geographic feature on the Little Colorado River, Arizona.
Wikidata Q28167536, matched on coordinates and name (400 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,312 m
How to reach it
- 28.8 mi off the San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Petroglyph Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Inscription Point: 2.2 mi
- Doney Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Woodhouse Mesa: 7.6 mi
- Lii Haaditiih Hill: 9.1 mi
- White Mesa: 9.3 mi
- Box Spring: 4.8 mi
- Heiser Spring: 6.3 mi
- Wupatki Spring: 6.6 mi
- Badger Spring: 6.6 mi
- Peshlaki Spring: 6.7 mi
- Tse Lichii Point: 2.5 mi
- Doney Cliffs: 5.5 mi
- Tloi Eechii Cliffs: 7.3 mi
- Red Rock Cliffs: 13.9 mi
- Paiute Trail Point: 15.9 mi
- Wupatki Blowhole: 6.4 mi
- Grand Falls: 10.4 mi
- Lava Flow Trail: 19.8 mi
- Wupatki National Monument: 7.4 mi
- Strawberry Crater Wilderness: 13.3 mi
- Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument: 19.1 mi
- East Portal: 9.8 mi
- Crater Bowl: 9.8 mi
- South Space: 10.0 mi
- Sunset Crater Volcano Visitor Center: 20.5 mi
- old Cameron Trading Post: 22.7 mi
- Grand Falls: 10.4 mi
- Painted Desert Vista Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Tolchico: 17.0 mi
- House Rock: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Black Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Peak | SW 234° | 2,829 m | 23.9 mi |
| O'Leary Peak | SW 231° | 2,718 m | 18.3 mi |
| Darton Dome | SW 229° | 2,562 m | 18.3 mi |
| Double Crater | SSW 212° | 2,440 m | 18.4 mi |
| Robinson Mountain | SW 231° | 2,411 m | 19.8 mi |
| Chop | WSW 255° | 2,395 m | 23.3 mi |
| Sunset Crater | SW 223° | 2,350 m | 19.1 mi |
| Robinson Crater | SW 233° | 2,321 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:07 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:37 | 17:16 |
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 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 66 | 77 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wupatki NM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/907442530
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