Navajo Arch
Navajo Arch is an attraction in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,149 m. Navajo Point stands 2,249 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Tower Butte, a peak 2.0 miles away. Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road passes 4.5 miles off. 123 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
The story
natural arch on the Navajo National in Coconino County, Arizona, United States
Wikidata Q62023195, matched on coordinates and name (0 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1149 m
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road
- 18.7 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
123 named places within 25 miles
- Tower Butte: 2.0 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 2.7 mi
- Boundary Butte: 4.5 mi
- Tse Binjoobaahi: 5.1 mi
- Dominguez Butte: 6.6 mi
- Lower Antelope Canyon: 5.6 mi
- Dixie Ellis Tours: 5.7 mi
- Ken's Tours: 5.7 mi
- Lower Antelope Canyon: 5.7 mi
- Upper Antelope Canyon: 6.3 mi
- Dewey Seep: 13.2 mi
- Wiregrass Spring: 17.6 mi
- Lowrey Spring: 21.1 mi
- Sevenmile Spring: 22.2 mi
- Last Reliable Spring: 22.6 mi
- Lake Powell Navajo Tribal Park: 2.3 mi
- Golliard Park: 7.3 mi
- Jack Doland Field: 7.7 mi
- John C Page Park: 7.8 mi
- Elm Street Fitness Park: 8.1 mi
- Autumn Magallanes Cliff: 11.2 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 16.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Chaiyahi Rim: 23.5 mi
- Harveys Fear Cliff: 23.9 mi
- Lone Rock Beach: 13.0 mi
- Paria Beach: 16.8 mi
- Sandbar: 22.6 mi
- Wilson Ranch: 17.4 mi
- Copper Mine Trading Post: 22.6 mi
- John Wesley Powell Museum: 7.8 mi
- Lee's Ferry: 15.5 mi
- Echo Peaks Fall: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Navajo Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navajo Point | NE 47° | 2,249 m | 22.9 mi |
| Powells Monument | WSW 252° | 2,042 m | 20.8 mi |
| Octagon Butte | E 94° | 2,036 m | 17.8 mi |
| Tselgiishil | SW 226° | 2,028 m | 24.1 mi |
| Red Mesa | SSW 211° | 1,911 m | 24.1 mi |
| Many Ghosts Hill | S 179° | 1,861 m | 20.7 mi |
| Haystack Rock | E 84° | 1,859 m | 24.6 mi |
| Balanced Rock Mesa | E 84° | 1,856 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:32 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 41 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 72 | 59 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Page, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5612658183
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