Saddle Mountain Wilderness
Saddle Mountain Wilderness is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,795 m. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the south-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Dog Point, a cliff 5.2 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 8.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Forest Service
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
- 19.6 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bison Watching Spot · 10 mi
- Coconino Overlook · 14 mi
- Scenic View Vermillion Cliffs · 21 mi
- Lookout Vermillion Cliffs · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dog Point: 5.2 mi
- Buck Farm Point: 5.7 mi
- Tatahatso Point: 7.2 mi
- South Canyon Point: 8.1 mi
- Hansbrough Overlook: 8.7 mi
- Point Hansbrough: 5.9 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 7.5 mi
- V T Hill: 8.6 mi
- Cane Cairn: 8.6 mi
- Marion Point: 9.1 mi
- North Canyon Spring: 5.7 mi
- South Canyon Spring: 6.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 6.5 mi
- Tater Canyon Springs: 7.1 mi
- Tater Canyon Springs: 7.2 mi
- Saddle Canyon: 5.9 mi
- Dog Canyon Apron: 5.9 mi
- The Bridge of Sighs: 8.6 mi
- Vaseys Paradise: 8.7 mi
- Mystic Falls: 8.9 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 10.9 mi
- House Rock Valley Buffalo Range: 12.4 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 17.4 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 22.7 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 24.9 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 17.1 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 17.9 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 18.3 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 18.8 mi
- Boat Beach: 22.7 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 23.1 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 16.2 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 19.7 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Saddle Mountain Wilderness. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindbergh Hill | SSW 213° | 2,718 m | 10.0 mi |
| V T Hill | WNW 284° | 2,705 m | 8.6 mi |
| Telephone Hill | NW 312° | 2,697 m | 13.2 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | SSE 165° | 2,566 m | 7.5 mi |
| Tritle Peak | S 171° | 2,505 m | 13.5 mi |
| Sullivan Peak | S 180° | 2,469 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Hayden | S 175° | 2,450 m | 10.1 mi |
| Brady Peak | S 174° | 2,440 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:12 | 19:50 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:52 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 63 | 61 | 55 | 44 | 34 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bright Angel RS, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element relation/2971168
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 27 mi
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