Kolb Arch
Kolb Arch is an attraction in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 2,131 m. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the west, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Woolsey Butte, a peak 0.2 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 4.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2131 m
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
- 28.3 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 7 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Woolsey Butte: 0.2 mi
- Mount Hayden: 0.8 mi
- Sullivan Peak: 1.5 mi
- Hancock Butte: 1.6 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Woolsey Point: 0.6 mi
- Point Imperial: 0.7 mi
- Seiber Point: 1.3 mi
- Bourke Point: 1.6 mi
- Ehrenberg Point: 2.2 mi
- Upper Thompson Spring: 5.2 mi
- South Canyon Spring: 5.3 mi
- Robbers Roost Spring: 6.7 mi
- Roaring Springs: 7.2 mi
- Roaring Springs: 7.2 mi
- Mystic Falls: 0.5 mi
- Natural Arch: 2.9 mi
- Roosevelt Trailhead: 4.7 mi
- Saddle Canyon: 6.3 mi
- Hartman Natural Bridge: 6.7 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 7.8 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 8.8 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 14.5 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 16.9 mi
- House Rock Valley Buffalo Range: 20.9 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 9.3 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 9.6 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 9.7 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 9.9 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 10.5 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 17.8 mi
- désert point: 18.7 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 20.5 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 17.2 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 18.4 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 19.6 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 23.2 mi
- Boat Beach: 14.4 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 15.1 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 16.8 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 7.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Kolb Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindbergh Hill | W 277° | 2,718 m | 6.4 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | NNE 28° | 2,566 m | 2.2 mi |
| Tritle Peak | SSE 165° | 2,505 m | 4.3 mi |
| Sullivan Peak | SW 220° | 2,469 m | 1.5 mi |
| Mount Hayden | S 181° | 2,450 m | 0.8 mi |
| Brady Peak | S 174° | 2,440 m | 2.9 mi |
| Siegfried Pyre | SSE 151° | 2,414 m | 6.9 mi |
| Dragon Head | WSW 243° | 2,362 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:52 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 63 | 61 | 55 | 44 | 34 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bright Angel RS, 7 mi 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.
OpenStreetMap- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 20849 — Kolb Arch, Coconino County, Arizona.
OpenStreetMap element node/5612658174
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 19 mi
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