Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins)
Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins) is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,928 m. Dragon Head stands 2,362 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Point Huitzil, a cliff 2.3 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 19 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 19.3 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 20 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Point Huitzil: 2.3 mi
- Centeotl Point: 2.7 mi
- Montezuma Point: 2.7 mi
- Toltec Point: 3.0 mi
- Point Centeotl: 3.0 mi
- Signal Hill: 3.1 mi
- Fossil Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Castor Temple: 4.2 mi
- Mount Huethawali: 4.7 mi
- Pollux Temple: 5.4 mi
- Seep Spring: 3.1 mi
- Jwa Qwaw Gwa Spring: 9.4 mi
- Dripping Springs: 10.0 mi
- Cougar Spring: 10.8 mi
- Topocoba Spring: 11.0 mi
- Royal Arch: 4.9 mi
- Jicarilla Bridge: 5.1 mi
- Natural Bridge: 12.3 mi
- Buckey O'Neill Cabin: 15.3 mi
- Grand Canyon: 16.1 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 18.2 mi
- Thunder River Falls: 18.2 mi
- Navajo Falls: 18.5 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 18.5 mi
- Fiftyfoot Falls: 18.6 mi
- Grand Canyon Natural Game Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 15.5 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 17.0 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 20.0 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 15.2 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 16.3 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 18.9 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 11.6 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 15.5 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 16.1 mi
- Boat Beach: 17.2 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Anita: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Head | ENE 71° | 2,362 m | 12.7 mi |
| Shiva Temple | E 82° | 2,321 m | 13.3 mi |
| Elaine Castle | NNE 28° | 2,232 m | 13.1 mi |
| King Arthur Castle | NE 39° | 2,222 m | 11.2 mi |
| Guinevere Castle | NE 41° | 2,203 m | 11.2 mi |
| Buddha Temple | E 86° | 2,175 m | 16.6 mi |
| The Colonnade | E 83° | 2,162 m | 15.3 mi |
| Confucius Temple | ENE 73° | 2,156 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| September equinox | 06:18 | 17:54 | 18:28 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:40 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Canyon NP 2, 15 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/5582270722
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 15 mi
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