Castor Temple
Castor Temple rises to 1,896 m in Arizona. Dragon Head stands 2,362 m to the east-northeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Piute Point, a cliff 0.6 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Landform in the Grand Canyon, Arizona.
Wikidata Q49018605, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,896 m
How to reach it
- 15.7 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 16 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pollux Temple: 1.1 mi
- Diana Temple: 2.6 mi
- Geikie Peak: 2.9 mi
- Scylla Butte: 3.5 mi
- Signal Hill: 3.6 mi
- Seep Spring: 5.8 mi
- Dripping Springs: 6.3 mi
- Santa Maria Spring: 7.2 mi
- Cedar Spring: 8.4 mi
- Cougar Spring: 11.9 mi
- Piute Point: 0.6 mi
- Jicarilla Point: 1.4 mi
- Walapai Point: 2.3 mi
- Mescalero Point: 2.5 mi
- Mimbreno Point: 3.6 mi
- Jicarilla Bridge: 1.4 mi
- Royal Arch: 8.6 mi
- Buckey O'Neill Cabin: 11.1 mi
- Grand Canyon: 12.0 mi
- Grand Canyon South Rim: 12.1 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 14.3 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 14.8 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 15.0 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 19.4 mi
- Thunder River Falls: 20.1 mi
- Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins): 4.2 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 7.6 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 21.2 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 11.3 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 12.7 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 16.0 mi
- Grand Canyon Natural Game Preserve: 17.7 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 11.1 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 12.1 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 15.2 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 11.3 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 11.9 mi
- Boat Beach: 13.0 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 16.7 mi
- Anita: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Castor Temple. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Head | ENE 58° | 2,362 m | 9.3 mi |
| Oza Butte | ENE 75° | 2,346 m | 14.7 mi |
| Shiva Temple | ENE 74° | 2,321 m | 9.3 mi |
| Brahma Temple | E 89° | 2,275 m | 15.8 mi |
| Elaine Castle | N 9° | 2,232 m | 12.5 mi |
| Deva Temple | E 84° | 2,224 m | 16.2 mi |
| King Arthur Castle | NNE 16° | 2,222 m | 9.9 mi |
| Guinevere Castle | NNE 19° | 2,203 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:12 | 19:50 |
| September equinox | 06:18 | 17:54 | 18:28 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Canyon NP 2, 11 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/359243918
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 11 mi
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