Yavapai Geology Museum
Yavapai Geology Museum is a museum in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 2,134 m. Dragon Head stands 2,362 m to the north-northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Grand Canyon South Rim, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 9.9 miles off.
8 am – 7 pm (March 3 through May 18) 8 am – 8 pm (May 19 through Aug. 17) 9 am - 8 pm (Aug. 18 through Sept. 7) 8 am – 7 pm (Sept. 8 through Nov. 30) 8 am – 6 pm (Dec. 1 through March 1)
The story
Dates from 1928.
Wikidata Q96252771, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 9.9 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 11 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Yavapai Point: 0.1 mi
- Mather Point: 0.6 mi
- Maricopa Point: 1.6 mi
- Powell Point: 1.9 mi
- Yaki Point: 2.0 mi
- Grandeur Point: 0.2 mi
- The Battleship: 1.3 mi
- O'Neill Butte: 1.6 mi
- The Tipoff: 2.3 mi
- Dana Butte: 2.5 mi
- Pipe Spring: 0.9 mi
- Burro Spring: 1.2 mi
- Cedar Spring: 3.7 mi
- Santa Maria Spring: 5.8 mi
- Dripping Springs: 7.0 mi
- Grand Canyon South Rim: 0.0 mi
- Grand Canyon: 0.5 mi
- Grand Canyon: 0.7 mi
- Buckey O'Neill Cabin: 1.5 mi
- Cedar Ridge: 1.6 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 5.2 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 10.9 mi
- désert point: 16.2 mi
- Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins): 16.3 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 1.0 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 2.7 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 8.4 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 23.4 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 7.3 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 7.6 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 8.3 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 9.7 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 1.5 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 6.4 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 14.5 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 1.0 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 2.3 mi
- Boat Beach: 2.8 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- Anita: 16.0 mi
- Native market: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Yavapai Geology Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Head | NNW 339° | 2,362 m | 9.7 mi |
| Wotans Throne | ENE 73° | 2,360 m | 9.2 mi |
| Oza Butte | NNE 19° | 2,346 m | 8.5 mi |
| Shiva Temple | NNW 340° | 2,321 m | 7.2 mi |
| Brahma Temple | NE 45° | 2,275 m | 6.2 mi |
| Deva Temple | NE 39° | 2,224 m | 7.6 mi |
| Sinking Ship | ESE 121° | 2,206 m | 10.3 mi |
| Vishnu Temple | E 81° | 2,191 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:39 | 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 | 34 | 36 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 72 | 69 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Canyon Visitor CTR, under a mile 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/126467052
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 1 mi
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