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Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins)

Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins) from directly overhead

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

Coordinates36.13736, -112.39628

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Peaks
Springs: 45
Attractions: 15
Waterfalls: 11
  • 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
Parks: 4
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Boat Beach: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dragon HeadENE 71°2,362 m12.7 mi
Shiva TempleE 82°2,321 m13.3 mi
Elaine CastleNNE 28°2,232 m13.1 mi
King Arthur CastleNE 39°2,222 m11.2 mi
Guinevere CastleNE 41°2,203 m11.2 mi
Buddha TempleE 86°2,175 m16.6 mi
The ColonnadeE 83°2,162 m15.3 mi
Confucius TempleENE 73°2,156 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3418:0818:42
June solstice05:1419:1319:51
September equinox06:1817:5418:28
December solstice07:3816:4017:19

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, 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5582270722

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