Grand Canyon Skywalk
Grand Canyon Skywalk is an attraction in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,450 m. Mount Dellenbaugh stands 2,132 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Grand Canyon South Rim, a cliff 1.5 miles away. Gold Butte Back Country Byway passes 28 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2007
- Elevation
- 1450 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 27.8 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
93 named places within 25 miles
- Quartermaster Springs: 4.4 mi
- New Water Spring: 7.8 mi
- Joe Spring: 8.4 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 9.0 mi
- Burnt Canyon Spring: 9.2 mi
- Burnt Canyon Point: 7.9 mi
- Tincanebitts Point: 8.0 mi
- Grapevine Mesa: 14.4 mi
- Iron Mountain: 16.1 mi
- Nevershine: 16.2 mi
- Grand Canyon South Rim: 1.5 mi
- Red Point: 7.5 mi
- Weeping Cliffs: 7.7 mi
- Weeping Cliffs: 7.8 mi
- Fort Garrett Point: 7.9 mi
- Columbine Falls: 8.3 mi
- Pearce Ferry Rapid: 12.9 mi
- Tassi Ranch: 18.8 mi
- Scanlon Ferry (submerged): 19.2 mi
- Hualapai Ranch: 3.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grand Canyon Skywalk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Dellenbaugh | ENE 66° | 2,132 m | 16.5 mi |
| Yellow John Mountain | ENE 63° | 2,056 m | 21.4 mi |
| Blue Mountain | ESE 103° | 2,002 m | 19.9 mi |
| Castle Peak | NE 49° | 1,989 m | 18.0 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SW 225° | 1,956 m | 16.1 mi |
| Garnet Mountain | SW 222° | 1,951 m | 19.4 mi |
| Price Point | E 95° | 1,941 m | 21.7 mi |
| Tincanebitts Point | NNE 33° | 1,901 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:18 | 19:56 |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 18:00 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 73 | 84 | 89 | 88 | 81 | 67 | 54 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadview 1W, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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