- Elevation, modelled
- 1,323 m
- Tallest summit within 13.2 miles
- Tritle Peak2,505 m · 11.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway15.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:48local time
- Coordinates
- 36.1168, -111.8000
Palisades of the Desert is a cliff in Arizona, at a modelled 1,323 m. Tritle Peak stands 2,505 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Espejo Butte, a peak 0.4 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 15 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Palisades of the Desert. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tritle Peak | NW 312° | 2,505 m | 11.1 mi |
| Brady Peak | NW 314° | 2,440 m | 12.6 mi |
| Siegfried Pyre | NW 313° | 2,414 m | 8.2 mi |
| Wotans Throne | W 265° | 2,360 m | 9.0 mi |
| Alsap Butte | NW 318° | 2,281 m | 12.4 mi |
| Desert View Point | SSW 195° | 2,279 m | 5.4 mi |
| Deva Temple | W 281° | 2,224 m | 13.2 mi |
| Papago Point | SW 216° | 2,220 m | 8.0 mi |
- 15.2 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 16 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Espejo Butte: 0.4 mi
- Comanche Point: 1.7 mi
- Lava Butte: 2.0 mi
- Peshlakai Point: 2.4 mi
- Chuar Lava Hill: 2.4 mi
- Palisades of the Desert: 0.9 mi
- Ochoa Point: 3.6 mi
- Basalt Cliffs: 4.2 mi
- Cape Solitude: 4.4 mi
- Desert View Point: 5.2 mi
- Blue Spring: 5.9 mi
- Cliff Spring: 8.6 mi
- Hance Creek Spring: 11.2 mi
- Miners Spring: 11.9 mi
- Roaring Springs: 14.1 mi
- Angels Window: 8.2 mi
- Hartman Natural Bridge: 8.6 mi
- Roosevelt Trailhead: 11.0 mi
- Natural Arch: 12.1 mi
- Kolb Arch: 14.9 mi
- désert point: 5.7 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 8.0 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 19.8 mi
- Willows Camp: 22.3 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 8.1 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 18.1 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 19.6 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 20.7 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 10.0 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 14.6 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 14.9 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 15.9 mi
- Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 12.5 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 13.9 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 13.9 mi
- Native market: 13.7 mi
- Native Market: 14.8 mi
- Little Colorado Native Market: 19.0 mi
- Boat Beach: 16.3 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 17.4 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
| 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).
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, 6 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).
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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