Horseshoe Bend
Horseshoe Bend is an attraction in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 972 m. Cedar Tree Hills stands 2,102 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Navajo Petroglyphs, a attraction 0.7 miles away. Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road passes 3.7 miles off. 158 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
horseshoe-shaped incised meander of the Colorado River in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Coconino County, Arizona, United States
Wikidata Q1064449, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road
- 7.4 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
158 named places within 25 miles
- Navajo Petroglyphs: 0.7 mi
- Water Holes Canyon Arch: 3.3 mi
- The Great Wall: 3.3 mi
- Glen Canyon Dam Overlook: 3.7 mi
- Waterhole Canyon Experience LLC: 3.7 mi
- Finger Rock: 1.5 mi
- Manson Mesa: 3.9 mi
- Echo Peak: 4.9 mi
- Johnson Point: 5.5 mi
- Five Mile Point: 8.0 mi
- Lowrey Spring: 9.5 mi
- Sevenmile Spring: 10.7 mi
- Badger Spring: 12.0 mi
- Upper Twin Spring: 12.0 mi
- Lower Twin Spring: 12.1 mi
- Vermillion Park: 2.9 mi
- Children's Park: 3.6 mi
- Elm Street Fitness Park: 3.7 mi
- Jack Doland Field: 4.0 mi
- John C Page Park: 4.0 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 5.0 mi
- Red Point: 13.9 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 16.5 mi
- Crater Hole: 16.9 mi
- Autumn Magallanes Cliff: 17.6 mi
- Paria Beach: 5.2 mi
- Lone Rock Beach: 9.4 mi
- Sandbar: 11.5 mi
- Wilson Ranch: 6.8 mi
- Copper Mine Trading Post: 17.7 mi
- Lee's Ferry: 3.9 mi
- John Wesley Powell Museum: 4.1 mi
- Echo Peaks Fall: 4.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horseshoe Bend. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Tree Hills | S 185° | 2,102 m | 24.4 mi |
| White Knolls | WSW 247° | 2,090 m | 16.7 mi |
| The Big Knoll | W 262° | 2,054 m | 18.8 mi |
| Powells Monument | WSW 256° | 2,042 m | 9.3 mi |
| Tselgiishil | SSW 207° | 2,028 m | 14.2 mi |
| Middle Knoll | W 267° | 2,018 m | 18.2 mi |
| White Mesa | S 190° | 1,993 m | 17.2 mi |
| Little Knoll | W 272° | 1,958 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| September equinox | 06:15 | 17:50 | 18:25 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:33 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 69 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Page Muni AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4346013600
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