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Canyon Diablo

Canyon Diablo from directly overhead

Canyon Diablo is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,656 m. Double Crater stands 2,440 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Gorge, a attraction 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 17 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

ghost town in Coconino County, Arizona

How to reach it

Coordinates35.16278, -111.11778

Overlooks nearby

78 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 35
  • Merrill Crater: 9.7 mi
  • South Sheba Crater: 12.3 mi
  • Rattlesnake Crater: 12.9 mi
  • Campbell Crater: 13.1 mi
  • Saddle Crater: 13.2 mi
Springs: 17
  • Burro Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Billy Back Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Yellow Jacket Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Anderson Spring: 17.5 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Twin Arrows: 9.2 mi
  • Astronaut Statue: 10.8 mi
  • South Space: 19.6 mi
  • Crater Bowl: 19.8 mi
  • East Portal: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Gorge: 0.6 mi
  • Two Guns: 3.6 mi
  • Grand Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Waterbird petroglyph site: 24.6 mi
Parks: 4
  • Forked Pine Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
  • Painted Desert Vista Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
  • Peaks View County Park: 23.9 mi
  • Coopertown Park: 24.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Twin Arrows Trading Post: 9.1 mi
  • Tolchico: 15.0 mi
  • Kinnikinnick Pueblo: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lake Mary Boat Landin: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Double CraterNW 304°2,440 m22.4 mi
Cow HillSSW 213°2,311 m23.8 mi
Pine HillSW 221°2,302 m21.0 mi
Jaycox MountainSSW 200°2,265 m24.4 mi
Turkey HillsWNW 282°2,263 m22.8 mi
Pinnacle CraterWNW 300°2,236 m23.5 mi
Haywire CraterNW 309°2,234 m22.8 mi
Pine Grove HillWSW 240°2,215 m23.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0319:37
June solstice06:1120:0520:43
September equinox07:1318:4919:23
December solstice07:3016:3817:17

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364046536071767567574736

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twin Arrows, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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