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Cedar Mountain

Cedar Mountain rises to 2,144 m in Arizona. Tritle Peak stands 2,505 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Desert View Point, a peak 3.0 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in Grand Canyon National Park in Coconino County, Arizona, United States

Wikidata Q18619973, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2144 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.05249, -111.77321

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Springs: 24
Attractions: 16
Historic sites: 5
  • désert point: 3.3 mi
  • Walhalla Glades: 10.9 mi
  • Willows Camp: 17.7 mi
  • Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 21.2 mi
  • Hermit’s Rest: 24.5 mi
Museums: 5
Parks: 5
  • Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 10.6 mi
  • Cottonwood Campground: 17.0 mi
  • Bright Angel Campground: 18.3 mi
  • Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 18.6 mi
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Artworks: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Boat Beach: 18.0 mi
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 17.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Cedar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tritle PeakNW 321°2,505 m15.4 mi
Siegfried PyreNW 323°2,414 m12.5 mi
Wotans ThroneWNW 289°2,360 m11.1 mi
Desert View PointWSW 255°2,279 m3.0 mi
Brahma TempleWNW 290°2,275 m15.8 mi
Papago PointWSW 252°2,220 m6.6 mi
Hollenback PointWSW 252°2,220 m6.6 mi
Sinking ShipWSW 248°2,206 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0518:39
June solstice05:1119:1019:48
September equinox06:1617:5218:26
December solstice07:3516:3717:17

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 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/359244049

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