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Upper Antelope Canyon

Upper Antelope Canyon from directly overhead

Upper Antelope Canyon is an attraction in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,333 m. White Knolls stands 2,090 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dixie Ellis Tours, a attraction 3.3 miles away. Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road passes 1.8 miles off. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.86257, -111.37469
Around it

122 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 45
Attractions: 39
Springs: 13
  • Lowrey Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Sevenmile Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Dewey Seep: 18.0 mi
  • Wiregrass Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Badger Spring: 19.2 mi
Parks: 8
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Wilson Ranch: 14.7 mi
  • Copper Mine Trading Post: 16.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 1
  • John Wesley Powell Museum: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Echo Peaks Fall: 11.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Upper Antelope Canyon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White KnollsWSW 257°2,090 m23.8 mi
Powells MonumentW 267°2,042 m16.9 mi
Octagon ButteENE 78°2,036 m21.1 mi
TselgiishilSW 231°2,028 m18.3 mi
White MesaSW 214°1,993 m19.1 mi
Little Black MesaS 179°1,952 m23.8 mi
Red MesaSSW 212°1,911 m17.9 mi
Many Ghosts HillSSE 168°1,861 m15.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice06:0720:1020:49
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3516:3317:13

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364150576778838172594535
Precip in0.70.50.50.40.40.10.60.90.90.90.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Page, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/311902821

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