Kanab Creek Wilderness
Kanab Creek Wilderness is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,737 m. Telephone Hill stands 2,697 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Jumpup Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road passes 20 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- US Forest Service;US Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
- 19.6 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
- 20.0 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Le Fevre Overlook · 24 mi
- Lookout Vermillion Cliffs · 29 mi
- Scenic View Vermillion Cliffs · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Horse Spring Point: 4.4 mi
- Jumpup Point: 4.8 mi
- Bulrush Point: 4.9 mi
- Buckhorn Point: 5.4 mi
- Sowats Point: 5.5 mi
- Jumpup Spring: 0.7 mi
- Little Spring: 3.3 mi
- White Spring: 3.5 mi
- Lower Jumpup Spring: 4.2 mi
- Bitter Spring: 4.2 mi
- Jumpup Divide: 3.4 mi
- Sunshine Point: 6.7 mi
- Racetrack Knoll: 7.5 mi
- Fishtail Mesa: 10.7 mi
- Little Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 14.0 mi
- Thunder River Falls: 14.3 mi
- Beaver Falls: 23.2 mi
- Mooney Falls: 23.9 mi
- Havasu Falls: 24.2 mi
- Thunder Spring: 14.3 mi
- Keyhole Natural Bridge: 14.4 mi
- Natural Bridge: 22.2 mi
- Grand Canyon Natural Game Preserve: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kanab Creek Wilderness. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telephone Hill | E 97° | 2,697 m | 22.2 mi |
| South Oak Points | ENE 72° | 2,400 m | 13.3 mi |
| North Oak Points | ENE 66° | 2,386 m | 15.0 mi |
| Elaine Castle | SE 142° | 2,232 m | 24.8 mi |
| Little Mountain | ENE 78° | 2,221 m | 10.9 mi |
| Steamboat Mountain | SSE 150° | 2,123 m | 17.7 mi |
| King Crest | SSE 155° | 2,029 m | 23.6 mi |
| Bridgers Knoll | SSE 152° | 1,982 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:14 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 46 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pipe Spring NM, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element relation/175436
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