Pillars Canyon
Pillars Canyon is an attraction in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,624 m. Agathla stands 2,164 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Yei Bichei, a peak 1.1 miles away. Monument Valley to Bluff Scenic Byway passes 9.2 miles off.
The story
basin of the Colorado Plateau on the Arizona–Utah border in the western United States
Wikidata Q192017, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Monument Valley to Bluff Scenic Byway
- 9.2 mi off the Kayenta-Monument Valley Scenic Road
- 19.1 mi off the Trail of the Ancients, National
- 22.5 mi off the Tse' nikani - Flat Mesa Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Redlands · 11 mi
- Forrest Gump Point · 13 mi
- Goosenecks Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Mexican Hat Rock · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Yei Bichei: 1.1 mi
- Big Chair: 1.7 mi
- Meridian Butte: 2.2 mi
- Hunts Mesa: 2.2 mi
- Rain God Mesa: 2.7 mi
- Big Hogan: 2.0 mi
- Moccasin Arch: 2.0 mi
- Sun's Eye: 2.3 mi
- Ear of the Wind: 2.3 mi
- Rooster Rock: 3.0 mi
- Oljato Spring: 16.1 mi
- Cedar Spring: 16.5 mi
- Tah nih choa ah Spring: 18.5 mi
- Hummingbird Spring: 19.8 mi
- Sunnyside Spring: 22.0 mi
- Monument Valley Visitor Center: 6.3 mi
- Gouldings Museum and Trading Post: 11.2 mi
- Oljeto Trading Post (defunct): 17.6 mi
- Burger King with Navajo Code Talkers exhibit: 18.4 mi
- sweat lodge: 18.4 mi
- Baby Rocks: 9.7 mi
- Gray Point: 11.5 mi
- The Ramp: 18.1 mi
- Cedar Point: 21.8 mi
- Cedar Mesa Cliff: 23.6 mi
- Thunderbird Mesa: 2.4 mi
- Brigham Young's Tomb: 9.5 mi
- Hat Rock: 13.5 mi
- Brick Arch: 15.4 mi
- Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park: 3.4 mi
- Dennehotso Recreation Area: 11.2 mi
- Wagon Wheel Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Mexican Water Recreation Area: 23.8 mi
- Navajo Ancient Wall Murals: 2.4 mi
- Navajo Welcome Center: 9.6 mi
- San Juan Trading Post: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Pillars Canyon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agathla | WSW 240° | 2,164 m | 11.9 mi |
| Segeke Butte | WSW 236° | 2,058 m | 15.4 mi |
| Hoskinnini Mesa | WNW 287° | 2,051 m | 19.5 mi |
| Azansosi Mesa | W 263° | 2,019 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mitchell Mesa | NW 317° | 2,004 m | 5.7 mi |
| Eagle Mesa | NNW 334° | 2,002 m | 10.3 mi |
| The Ramp | W 272° | 1,991 m | 20.9 mi |
| Sentinel Mesa | NNW 331° | 1,956 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:27 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 65 | 77 | 80 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 43 | 33 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monument Valley, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Kayenta · 17 mi
- Goosenecks State Park · 19 mi
- Mexican Hat · 19 mi
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