Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness
Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,877 m. Little Mountain stands 2,124 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Knoll, a peak 1.2 miles away. Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road passes 9.3 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
- 19.7 mi off the Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road
- 25.2 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic View Vermillion Cliffs · 18 mi
- Lookout Vermillion Cliffs · 18 mi
- Le Fevre Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hole in the Rock: 4.4 mi
- Franks: 5.7 mi
- Wrather Arch: 5.9 mi
- White Pocket: 7.0 mi
- Butterfly: 7.3 mi
- Shower Spring: 6.4 mi
- Last Reliable Spring: 6.5 mi
- Lower Twin Spring: 6.7 mi
- Upper Twin Spring: 6.9 mi
- Big Spring: 6.9 mi
- Little Knoll: 1.2 mi
- Red Knolls: 1.7 mi
- Middle Knoll: 2.3 mi
- The Big Knoll: 3.6 mi
- Bush Head: 5.7 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 3.1 mi
- The Dive: 12.4 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 12.7 mi
- Red Point: 14.9 mi
- Rider Point: 15.3 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs National Monument: 9.3 mi
- Big Water Park: 16.2 mi
- Vermillion Park: 18.6 mi
- Children's Park: 19.1 mi
- Elm Street Fitness Park: 19.2 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs National Monument: 2.8 mi
- Coyote Buttes South: 11.4 mi
- Coyote Buttes North: 13.5 mi
- The Cockscomb Wilderness Study Area: 19.3 mi
- Paria Beach: 11.5 mi
- Sandbar: 11.7 mi
- Lone Rock Beach: 17.6 mi
- Dick's Arch: 14.0 mi
- Buckskin Gulch Arch: 15.9 mi
- Wilson Ranch: 9.9 mi
- Lee's Ferry: 12.5 mi
- Echo Peaks Fall: 13.7 mi
- Catstair Canyon Detroit Riprap: 18.9 mi
- John Wesley Powell Museum: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Mountain | SSW 213° | 2,124 m | 24.7 mi |
| White Knolls | S 172° | 2,090 m | 6.9 mi |
| The Big Knoll | SW 220° | 2,054 m | 3.6 mi |
| Powells Monument | ESE 109° | 2,042 m | 7.6 mi |
| Tselgiishil | SE 142° | 2,028 m | 16.2 mi |
| Middle Knoll | WSW 239° | 2,018 m | 2.3 mi |
| White Mesa | SE 142° | 1,993 m | 21.8 mi |
| Buckskin Mountain | WNW 292° | 1,966 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:35 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 83 | 89 | 86 | 76 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lees Ferry, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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