Tusayan Museum
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Tusayan Museum is a museum in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 2,196 m. Siegfried Pyre stands 2,414 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinal Point, a cliff 0.9 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 17 miles off.
How to reach it
- 16.5 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
- 29.8 mi off the San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 17 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinal Point: 0.9 mi
- Lipan Point: 1.6 mi
- Zuni Point: 2.6 mi
- Desert View Point: 3.2 mi
- Ayer Point: 4.9 mi
- Papago Point: 1.3 mi
- Hollenback Point: 1.3 mi
- Escalante Butte: 2.6 mi
- Desert View Point: 3.0 mi
- Cardenas Butte: 3.4 mi
- Hance Creek Spring: 5.2 mi
- Miners Spring: 5.9 mi
- Cliff Spring: 9.2 mi
- Blue Spring: 12.0 mi
- Burro Spring: 13.8 mi
- Angels Window: 8.7 mi
- Duck on a rock: 11.1 mi
- Hartman Natural Bridge: 12.9 mi
- Cedar Ridge: 13.0 mi
- Natural Arch: 13.4 mi
- désert point: 2.7 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 9.4 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 16.5 mi
- Willows Camp: 16.7 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 19.6 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 14.2 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 14.6 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 15.3 mi
- Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 16.2 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 21.0 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 11.0 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 14.6 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 15.1 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 16.4 mi
- Native market: 10.3 mi
- Native Market: 12.9 mi
- Little Colorado Native Market: 18.1 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 14.5 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 14.8 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 15.8 mi
- Boat Beach: 13.9 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 14.9 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 15.3 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 15.1 mi
- Anita: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Tusayan Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siegfried Pyre | N 350° | 2,414 m | 12.9 mi |
| Wotans Throne | NW 320° | 2,360 m | 8.2 mi |
| Desert View Point | NE 50° | 2,279 m | 3.0 mi |
| Brahma Temple | NW 310° | 2,275 m | 12.6 mi |
| Deva Temple | NW 316° | 2,224 m | 13.3 mi |
| Papago Point | WNW 303° | 2,220 m | 1.3 mi |
| Hollenback Point | WNW 302° | 2,220 m | 1.3 mi |
| Sinking Ship | WSW 253° | 2,206 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:10 | 19:48 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:52 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
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, 3 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/144445224
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 16 mi
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