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Great Mohave Wall

Great Mohave Wall, seen from above at true elevation

Great Mohave Wall is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,979 m. Dragon Head stands 2,362 m to the north, 9.3 miles off. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 11 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1979 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.06304, -112.16989

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
  • Great Mohave Wall: 0.2 mi
  • The Abyss: 0.3 mi
  • Great Mohave Wall: 0.3 mi
  • Great Mohave Wall: 0.3 mi
  • Great Mohave Wall: 0.3 mi
Peaks
Springs: 35
Attractions: 19
  • Buckey O'Neill Cabin: 1.6 mi
  • Grand Canyon: 2.5 mi
  • Grand Canyon South Rim: 2.9 mi
  • Grand Canyon: 3.4 mi
  • Cedar Ridge: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 5
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Parks: 3
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 2.5 mi
  • Bright Angel Campground: 4.9 mi
  • Cottonwood Campground: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Boat Beach: 5.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Great Mohave Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dragon HeadN 356°2,362 m9.3 mi
Wotans ThroneENE 76°2,360 m12.1 mi
Oza ButteNE 35°2,346 m10.1 mi
Shiva TempleN 4°2,321 m7.0 mi
Brahma TempleENE 58°2,275 m8.7 mi
Deva TempleNE 51°2,224 m9.8 mi
Sinking ShipESE 113°2,206 m12.8 mi
Vishnu TempleE 82°2,191 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0718:41
June solstice05:1319:1219:50
September equinox06:1717:5318:27
December solstice07:3616:3917:19

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323439455363686660493931
Precip in1.81.21.90.60.40.22.32.21.51.20.81.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Canyon NP 2, 1 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

OpenStreetMap element node/359246185

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