Natural Arch
Natural Arch is an attraction in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,528 m. Dragon Head stands 2,362 m to the north-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is The Tipoff, a peak 0.5 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 8.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1528 m
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 9 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Tipoff: 0.5 mi
- O'Neill Butte: 0.9 mi
- Sumner Point: 2.1 mi
- Pattie Butte: 2.1 mi
- Sumner Butte: 2.1 mi
- Yaki Point: 1.8 mi
- Mather Point: 1.9 mi
- Yavapai Point: 2.0 mi
- Bradley Point: 2.4 mi
- Demaray Point: 2.7 mi
- Burro Spring: 0.8 mi
- Pipe Spring: 1.1 mi
- Cedar Spring: 4.9 mi
- Santa Maria Spring: 7.5 mi
- Miners Spring: 8.1 mi
- Grand Canyon: 1.0 mi
- Cedar Ridge: 1.4 mi
- Grand Canyon: 1.9 mi
- Grand Canyon South Rim: 2.0 mi
- Grand Canyon: 2.7 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 6.9 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 9.0 mi
- désert point: 14.9 mi
- Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins): 17.5 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 1.2 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 2.2 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 6.5 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 21.5 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 2.0 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 3.5 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 8.0 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 13.4 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 5.5 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 5.9 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 6.7 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 7.7 mi
- Boat Beach: 1.1 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 1.6 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 2.2 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 7.7 mi
- Anita: 17.8 mi
- Native market: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Natural Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Head | NNW 327° | 2,362 m | 9.3 mi |
| Wotans Throne | E 79° | 2,360 m | 7.4 mi |
| Oza Butte | N 11° | 2,346 m | 6.9 mi |
| Shiva Temple | NW 324° | 2,321 m | 6.8 mi |
| Brahma Temple | NE 42° | 2,275 m | 4.3 mi |
| Deva Temple | NE 35° | 2,224 m | 5.7 mi |
| Sinking Ship | SE 132° | 2,206 m | 9.8 mi |
| Vishnu Temple | E 88° | 2,191 m | 8.6 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, 2 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 2585952 — Natural Arch, Coconino County, Arizona.
OpenStreetMap element node/5612658156
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 3 mi
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