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Buddha Temple

Buddha Temple, seen from above at true elevation

Buddha Temple rises to 2,175 m in Arizona. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the north, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Schellbach Butte, a peak 0.8 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 4.2 miles off.

The story

Landform in the Grand Canyon, Arizona

Wikidata Q49016391, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2175 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.15248, -112.09934

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Schellbach Butte: 0.8 mi
  • Clement Powell Butte: 0.9 mi
  • Hillers Butte: 0.9 mi
  • Manu Temple: 1.3 mi
  • The Colonnade: 1.5 mi
Cliffs
Springs: 36
Attractions: 21
Historic sites: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Parks: 4
  • Cottonwood Campground: 3.5 mi
  • Bright Angel Campground: 3.6 mi
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 5.5 mi
  • Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 18.6 mi
Museums: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Boat Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 3.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 4.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Buddha Temple. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lindbergh HillN 5°2,718 m9.9 mi
Tritle PeakENE 60°2,505 m9.8 mi
Sullivan PeakNE 38°2,469 m10.2 mi
Brady PeakNE 50°2,440 m9.8 mi
Dragon HeadNW 304°2,362 m5.5 mi
Wotans ThroneESE 113°2,360 m8.4 mi
Kibbey ButteNE 45°2,349 m9.5 mi
Oza ButteNE 40°2,346 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0718:40
June solstice05:1219:1119:50
September equinox06:1717:5318:27
December solstice07:3616:3817:18

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 3 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/359243561

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