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Cheops Pyramid

Cheops Pyramid, seen from above at true elevation

Cheops Pyramid rises to 1,646 m in Arizona. Dragon Head stands 2,362 m to the north-northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sturdevant Point, a cliff 1.2 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 6.7 miles off.

The story

Landform in the Grand Canyon, Arizona

Wikidata Q49019925, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1646 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.12024, -112.11995

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Peaks
Springs: 34
Attractions: 21
Historic sites: 5
Parks: 4
  • Bright Angel Campground: 1.9 mi
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 3.0 mi
  • Cottonwood Campground: 5.6 mi
  • Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 20.9 mi
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Boat Beach: 2.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 6.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Cheops Pyramid. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dragon HeadNNW 328°2,362 m6.3 mi
Wotans ThroneE 97°2,360 m9.0 mi
Kibbey ButteNE 41°2,349 m11.9 mi
Oza ButteNE 34°2,346 m5.2 mi
Shiva TempleNW 323°2,321 m3.8 mi
Brahma TempleE 81°2,275 m4.6 mi
Deva TempleENE 66°2,224 m5.4 mi
Vishnu TempleESE 102°2,191 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0718:41
June solstice05:1319:1119:50
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, 2 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/359244222

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