Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon is an attraction in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 2,099 m. Dragon Head stands 2,362 m to the northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bright Angel Campground, a park 0.2 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 7.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2099 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 8 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Tipoff: 0.6 mi
- Sumner Point: 1.5 mi
- Sumner Butte: 1.6 mi
- O'Neill Butte: 1.9 mi
- Cheops Pyramid: 2.0 mi
- Bradley Point: 2.3 mi
- Sturdevant Point: 2.3 mi
- Johnson Point: 2.3 mi
- Yavapai Point: 2.5 mi
- Mather Point: 2.6 mi
- Burro Spring: 1.5 mi
- Pipe Spring: 1.8 mi
- Cedar Spring: 4.6 mi
- Santa Maria Spring: 7.5 mi
- Roaring Springs: 7.5 mi
- Natural Arch: 1.0 mi
- Cedar Ridge: 2.4 mi
- Grand Canyon South Rim: 2.5 mi
- Grand Canyon: 2.6 mi
- Grand Canyon: 3.2 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 6.9 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 9.0 mi
- désert point: 15.5 mi
- Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins): 17.0 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 0.2 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 2.3 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 5.9 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 21.0 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 2.5 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 3.8 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 8.8 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 14.1 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 4.8 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 5.1 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 5.8 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 7.6 mi
- Boat Beach: 0.4 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 0.8 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 2.3 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 7.0 mi
- Anita: 18.5 mi
- Native market: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Grand Canyon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Head | NW 326° | 2,362 m | 8.3 mi |
| Wotans Throne | E 86° | 2,360 m | 7.6 mi |
| Oza Butte | NNE 15° | 2,346 m | 6.1 mi |
| Shiva Temple | NW 322° | 2,321 m | 5.8 mi |
| Brahma Temple | NE 55° | 2,275 m | 3.9 mi |
| Deva Temple | NE 44° | 2,224 m | 5.2 mi |
| Vishnu Temple | E 94° | 2,191 m | 9.0 mi |
| Freya Castle | E 84° | 2,188 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 86 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 56 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phantom RCH, under a mile away.
Inside the official boundary of Grand Canyon National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/150980731
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- Grand Canyon · 4 mi
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