Eggshell Arch
Eggshell Arch is an attraction in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,866 m. Navajo Mountain / Naatsisʼáán stands 3,148 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Inscription House Ruin Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road passes 6.9 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1866 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Navajo Nation
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road
- 29.9 mi off the Kayenta-Monument Valley Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic View · 9 mi
84 named places within 25 miles
- Inscription House Ruin Spring: 1.2 mi
- Potato Spring: 4.9 mi
- Sand Spring: 6.0 mi
- Cliff Spring: 8.6 mi
- Adadka Spring: 8.9 mi
- Whirlwind Rock: 5.3 mi
- Two Red Mesas: 7.5 mi
- Square Butte: 9.2 mi
- Hard Rock Mesa: 9.9 mi
- Flat Mesa: 10.0 mi
- Natural Arch: 2.4 mi
- Margaret Arch: 13.0 mi
- Hogan: 13.8 mi
- Mikes Arch: 14.7 mi
- White Craig Arch: 15.4 mi
- Big Rock Point: 12.2 mi
- Tsegi Point: 14.8 mi
- Chaiyahi Rim: 18.3 mi
- Red Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Lolamai Point: 24.5 mi
- Kiet Seel Ruin: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eggshell Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navajo Mountain / Naatsisʼáán | N 350° | 3,148 m | 24.7 mi |
| Skeleton Mesa | ENE 78° | 2,326 m | 20.2 mi |
| Tall Mountain | NE 55° | 2,302 m | 13.3 mi |
| White Mesa | SW 228° | 2,200 m | 10.5 mi |
| Zilnez Mesa | NE 45° | 2,184 m | 13.4 mi |
| Square Butte | SW 235° | 2,166 m | 9.2 mi |
| Yellow Butte | S 172° | 2,090 m | 21.5 mi |
| Yellow Butte | S 176° | 2,074 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:31 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Betatakin, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5612658178
Day trips start here
- Kayenta · 30 mi
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