Cape Solitude
Cape Solitude is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,868 m. Saddle Mountain stands 2,566 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Chuar Butte, a peak 1.7 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1868 m
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 14 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chuar Butte: 1.7 mi
- Temple Butte: 1.9 mi
- Peshlakai Point: 2.0 mi
- Carbon Butte: 2.4 mi
- Chuar Lava Hill: 2.8 mi
- Palisades of the Desert: 4.4 mi
- Desert Facade: 4.6 mi
- Chiavria Point: 5.2 mi
- Palisades of the Desert: 5.2 mi
- Jeffords Point: 6.0 mi
- Blue Spring: 7.4 mi
- Cliff Spring: 9.4 mi
- Roaring Springs: 13.1 mi
- Roaring Springs: 13.2 mi
- Roaring Springs: 13.2 mi
- Hartman Natural Bridge: 6.8 mi
- Roosevelt Trailhead: 8.9 mi
- Angels Window: 9.2 mi
- Natural Arch: 9.4 mi
- Kolb Arch: 11.8 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 9.6 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 13.4 mi
- Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 14.4 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 17.4 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 19.7 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 8.5 mi
- désert point: 9.9 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 20.9 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 24.3 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 10.0 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 14.3 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 14.5 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 15.3 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 12.1 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 19.4 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 20.9 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 23.2 mi
- Native market: 17.9 mi
- Native Market: 18.6 mi
- Little Colorado Native Market: 22.3 mi
- Boat Beach: 17.1 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 18.2 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 19.6 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- Saddle Mountain Wilderness: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Cape Solitude. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle Mountain | NW 317° | 2,566 m | 12.4 mi |
| Tritle Peak | WNW 290° | 2,505 m | 8.8 mi |
| Sullivan Peak | WNW 301° | 2,469 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Hayden | NW 304° | 2,450 m | 11.4 mi |
| Brady Peak | WNW 295° | 2,440 m | 10.1 mi |
| Siegfried Pyre | W 281° | 2,414 m | 6.1 mi |
| Wotans Throne | WSW 240° | 2,360 m | 10.3 mi |
| Kibbey Butte | WNW 296° | 2,349 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:05 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:10 | 19:48 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:52 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 67 | 72 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Canyon E Entrance, 10 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359243825
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 21 mi
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