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Apollo Temple

Apollo Temple, seen from above at true elevation

Apollo Temple rises to 1,906 m in Arizona. Tritle Peak stands 2,505 m to the north-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Basalt Cliffs, a cliff 0.6 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 11 miles off.

The story

Landform in the Grand Canyon, Arizona.

Wikidata Q49008985, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,906 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.11573, -111.87991

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Springs: 21
Attractions: 15
Historic sites: 5
  • Walhalla Glades: 3.6 mi
  • désert point: 6.0 mi
  • Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 15.4 mi
  • Hermit’s Rest: 18.9 mi
  • Willows Camp: 23.5 mi
Parks: 5
  • Cottonwood Campground: 9.7 mi
  • Bright Angel Campground: 12.1 mi
  • Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 14.1 mi
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 14.2 mi
  • Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Museums: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Boat Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 13.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 9.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tritle PeakNNW2,505 m8.4 mi
Brady PeakNNW2,440 m10.0 mi
Siegfried PyreNNW2,414 m5.8 mi
Wotans ThroneW2,360 m4.5 mi
Alsap ButteNNW2,281 m10.1 mi
Desert View PointSSE2,279 m6.0 mi
Brahma TempleW2,275 m8.9 mi
Deva TempleWNW2,224 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:40
June solstice05:1219:1019:49
September equinox06:1617:5218:26
December solstice07:3516:3817:17

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323440465567726963524132
Precip in1.51.31.40.80.60.32.02.91.51.40.81.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Canyon E Entrance, 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/359242067

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