Rock Point

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Rock Point

Total population

345

Median home value

$42,500

16.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$33,438

Rock Point$33k

National$74k

Weather55°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates36.70°, -109.62°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Rock Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 642 at the 2010 census. Its name is descriptive of the point where Chinle Creek enters high sandstone walls.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Rock Point, AZ from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Rex Lee Jim

American politician and writer

N

Naiomi Glasses

Diné textile artist and skateboarder

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Arizona

• Chilchinbito
  27.7 mi away
• Lukachukai
  29.5 mi away · pop. 1,969
• Del Muerto
  36.6 mi away · pop. 439
• Chinle
  37.8 mi away · pop. 4,147
• Oljato-Monument Valley
  38.3 mi away
• Pinon
  53.1 mi away · pop. 1,159
• Steamboat
  66.5 mi away
• Keams Canyon
  68.7 mi away
• Jeddito
  70.1 mi away
• Hotevilla-Bacavi
  78.2 mi away
• Shongopovi
  79.7 mi away
• Kykotsmovi Village
  84.2 mi away

Browse all places in Arizona →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Rock Point

Treachery at Rock Point

Dawson, Peter · 1999

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

State of Mind Collection · 2019

Story of the Grand Canyon of Arizona

Nelson Horatio Darton · 1922

The Rock Point experience

Paul Rosier · 1980

Analytical results and sample locality map of stream-sediment, panned-concentrate, rock, and water samples from the Andrus Canyon, Grassy Mountain, Last Chance Canyon, Mustang Point, Nevershine Mesa, Pigeon Canyon, and Snap Point Wilderness Study Areas, Mohave County, Arizona

1984

U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program

U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program. Technical Meeting · 1989

Arizona's mountains

Martin, Bob · 1987

Where the rivers converge

Owen Lindauer · 1995

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Rio Blanco, Archuleta, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-07-28 · 148 mi
• Wildfire Swiss Roll, Archuleta, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 163 mi
• Prescribed Fire D2 Dye RX, Coconino, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-09-17 · 172 mi
• Prescribed Fire D7 Arab RX, Apache, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 172 mi
• Prescribed Fire D2 Vincent RX, Coconino, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-09-17 · 173 mi
• Prescribed Fire D7 Morgan Unit 5 RX, Navajo, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 173 mi
• Prescribed Fire D7 Butler West RX, Apache, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 173 mi
• Prescribed Fire D7 Apprentice RX, Apache, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 174 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Eastwood's Sandwort

Eremogone eastwoodiae

Seen 2026-07-14

single-leaf ash

Fraxinus anomala

Seen 2026-07-14

crispleaf buckwheat

Eriogonum corymbosum

Seen 2026-07-14

Parry's Sandmat

Euphorbia parryi

Seen 2026-07-14

spear globemallow

Sphaeralcea hastulata

Seen 2026-06-12

silverleaf nightshade

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Seen 2025-09-12

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Seen 2021-04-12

Painted Desert Glossy Snake

Arizona elegans philipi

Seen 2018-09-04

Common Raven

Corvus corax

Seen 2017-11-03

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).