Buddha Temple
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
- 2,175 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 5 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Sturdevant Point: 1.5 mi
- Johnson Point: 1.6 mi
- Widforss Point: 2.1 mi
- Jones Point: 2.5 mi
- Tiyo Point: 2.5 mi
- Cliff Dweller Spring: 4.1 mi
- Roaring Springs: 4.7 mi
- Outlet Spring: 5.2 mi
- Burro Spring: 5.2 mi
- Pipe Spring: 5.6 mi
- Grand Canyon: 3.8 mi
- Grand Canyon North Rim: 4.0 mi
- Natural Arch: 4.7 mi
- Grand Canyon South Rim: 6.1 mi
- Cedar Ridge: 6.1 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 8.8 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 8.9 mi
- Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins): 16.6 mi
- désert point: 17.0 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 2.4 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 2.4 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 2.5 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 7.0 mi
- 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
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 6.1 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 7.0 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 12.5 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 16.2 mi
- Boat Beach: 3.6 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 3.7 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 5.4 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 4.4 mi
- Anita: 21.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindbergh Hill | N 5° | 2,718 m | 9.9 mi |
| Tritle Peak | ENE 60° | 2,505 m | 9.8 mi |
| Sullivan Peak | NE 38° | 2,469 m | 10.2 mi |
| Brady Peak | NE 50° | 2,440 m | 9.8 mi |
| Dragon Head | NW 304° | 2,362 m | 5.5 mi |
| Wotans Throne | ESE 113° | 2,360 m | 8.4 mi |
| Kibbey Butte | NE 45° | 2,349 m | 9.5 mi |
| Oza Butte | NE 40° | 2,346 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:11 | 19:50 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 86 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 56 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359243561
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 7 mi
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