Camel Butte
Camel Butte rises to 1,711 m in Arizona. Big Point stands 2,408 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cly Butte, a peak 0.3 miles away. Monument Valley to Bluff Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
Butte in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.
Wikidata Q49017701, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,711 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Monument Valley to Bluff Scenic Byway
- 6.2 mi off the Kayenta-Monument Valley Scenic Road
- 17.3 mi off the Trail of the Ancients, National
- 25.1 mi off the Tse' nikani - Flat Mesa Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Redlands · 8 mi
- Forrest Gump Point · 11 mi
- Goosenecks Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Mexican Hat Rock · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cly Butte: 0.3 mi
- Elephant Butte: 0.6 mi
- Rain God Mesa: 0.8 mi
- Three Sisters: 1.3 mi
- Spearhead Mesa: 1.5 mi
- Three Sisters: 1.3 mi
- East Mitten: 2.5 mi
- Sun's Eye: 2.6 mi
- Big Hogan: 2.7 mi
- Moccasin Arch: 2.7 mi
- Monument Valley Visitor Center: 2.9 mi
- Gouldings Museum and Trading Post: 8.0 mi
- Oljeto Trading Post (defunct): 14.6 mi
- Burger King with Navajo Code Talkers exhibit: 19.6 mi
- sweat lodge: 19.6 mi
- Baby Rocks: 12.9 mi
- Gray Point: 14.1 mi
- The Ramp: 16.0 mi
- Cedar Point: 19.6 mi
- Cedar Mesa Cliff: 21.3 mi
- Cedar Spring: 13.1 mi
- Oljato Spring: 13.2 mi
- Tah nih choa ah Spring: 21.8 mi
- Hummingbird Spring: 22.5 mi
- Sunnyside Spring: 24.9 mi
- Thunderbird Mesa: 1.6 mi
- Brigham Young's Tomb: 6.4 mi
- Hat Rock: 10.7 mi
- Brick Arch: 13.4 mi
- Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park: 1.5 mi
- Dennehotso Recreation Area: 14.4 mi
- Wagon Wheel Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Navajo Ancient Wall Murals: 2.8 mi
- Navajo Welcome Center: 6.3 mi
- San Juan Trading Post: 17.8 mi
- Johns Canyon Waterfall: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Camel Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Point | W 263° | 2,408 m | 20.6 mi |
| Agathla | SW 223° | 2,164 m | 12.1 mi |
| Segeke Butte | SW 224° | 2,058 m | 15.8 mi |
| Hoskinnini Mesa | W 280° | 2,051 m | 17.0 mi |
| Azansosi Mesa | WSW 252° | 2,019 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mitchell Mesa | WNW 303° | 2,004 m | 2.4 mi |
| Eagle Mesa | NNW 338° | 2,002 m | 7.0 mi |
| The Ramp | W 264° | 1,991 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:27 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 65 | 77 | 80 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 43 | 33 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monument Valley, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 2388 — Camel Butte, Navajo County, Arizona.
OpenStreetMap element node/359243783
Day trips start here
- Goosenecks State Park · 17 mi
- Kayenta · 18 mi
- Mexican Hat · 18 mi
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