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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
1906 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.11573, -111.87991

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Peaks
Springs: 23
Attractions: 19
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
Artworks: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Boat Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 13.0 mi
Picnic sites: 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 PeakNNW 333°2,505 m8.4 mi
Brady PeakNNW 332°2,440 m10.0 mi
Siegfried PyreNNW 344°2,414 m5.8 mi
Wotans ThroneW 260°2,360 m4.5 mi
Alsap ButteNNW 337°2,281 m10.1 mi
Desert View PointSSE 149°2,279 m6.0 mi
Brahma TempleW 277°2,275 m8.9 mi
Deva TempleWNW 286°2,224 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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