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Angels Gate

Angels Gate, seen from above at true elevation

Angels Gate rises to 1,957 m in Arizona. Tritle Peak stands 2,505 m to the north-northeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunn Butte, a peak 0.6 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 8.2 miles off.

The story

Landform in the Grand Canyon, Arizona

Wikidata Q49008805, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1957 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.09193, -111.98933

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Springs: 22
Attractions: 19
Historic sites: 5
Parks: 5
  • Bright Angel Campground: 6.0 mi
  • Cottonwood Campground: 6.1 mi
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 7.9 mi
  • Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 17.8 mi
  • Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 22.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Museums: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Boat Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 6.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Angels Gate. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tritle PeakNNE 14°2,505 m9.4 mi
Siegfried PyreNNE 32°2,414 m8.5 mi
Wotans ThroneENE 61°2,360 m1.9 mi
Oza ButteNW 325°2,346 m7.6 mi
Desert View PointESE 111°2,279 m9.8 mi
Brahma TempleNW 314°2,275 m3.8 mi
Deva TempleNNW 330°2,224 m4.8 mi
Hollenback PointSE 129°2,220 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:40
June solstice05:1219:1119:49
September equinox06:1717:5318:26
December solstice07:3616:3817:18

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465259677686908780685646
Precip in1.01.00.90.40.40.20.91.50.91.00.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phantom RCH, 6 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359241952

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