Palisades of the Desert
Palisades of the Desert is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,685 m. Tritle Peak stands 2,505 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Espejo Butte, a peak 0.9 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 16 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1685 m
How to reach it
- 15.9 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 16 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Espejo Butte: 0.9 mi
- Comanche Point: 1.1 mi
- Gold Hill: 2.8 mi
- Lava Butte: 2.9 mi
- Peshlakai Point: 3.2 mi
- Palisades of the Desert: 0.9 mi
- Ochoa Point: 3.9 mi
- Desert View Point: 4.6 mi
- Basalt Cliffs: 4.7 mi
- Cape Solitude: 5.2 mi
- Blue Spring: 5.6 mi
- Cliff Spring: 9.1 mi
- Hance Creek Spring: 11.1 mi
- Miners Spring: 11.8 mi
- Roaring Springs: 14.9 mi
- Angels Window: 8.7 mi
- Hartman Natural Bridge: 9.5 mi
- Roosevelt Trailhead: 11.9 mi
- Natural Arch: 13.0 mi
- Kolb Arch: 15.8 mi
- désert point: 5.0 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 8.6 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 20.2 mi
- Willows Camp: 21.4 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 23.6 mi
- Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 11.9 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 14.6 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 14.8 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 16.9 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 18.9 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 7.6 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 18.4 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 19.8 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 20.8 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 10.6 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 15.2 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 15.5 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 16.6 mi
- Native market: 12.8 mi
- Native Market: 13.9 mi
- Little Colorado Native Market: 18.1 mi
- Boat Beach: 16.7 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 17.8 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 18.9 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- Saddle Mountain Wilderness: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 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 313° | 2,505 m | 12.0 mi |
| Brady Peak | NW 315° | 2,440 m | 13.5 mi |
| Siegfried Pyre | NW 314° | 2,414 m | 9.0 mi |
| Wotans Throne | W 270° | 2,360 m | 9.4 mi |
| Alsap Butte | NW 319° | 2,281 m | 13.3 mi |
| Desert View Point | SSW 203° | 2,279 m | 4.7 mi |
| Deva Temple | WNW 284° | 2,224 m | 13.8 mi |
| Papago Point | SW 223° | 2,220 m | 7.7 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, 5 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/359249672
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- Grand Canyon · 20 mi
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