Cheops Pyramid
Cheops Pyramid rises to 1,646 m in Arizona. Tritle Peak stands 2,505 m to the northeast, 12 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
- 1,646 m
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 8 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Isis Temple: 1.7 mi
- Schellbach Butte: 2.0 mi
- Hillers Butte: 2.3 mi
- Sumner Point: 2.5 mi
- Buddha Temple: 2.5 mi
- Sturdevant Point: 1.2 mi
- Johnson Point: 2.0 mi
- Jones Point: 3.2 mi
- Powell Point: 3.7 mi
- Yavapai Point: 3.7 mi
- Burro Spring: 3.2 mi
- Pipe Spring: 3.5 mi
- Cedar Spring: 3.9 mi
- Cliff Dweller Spring: 6.6 mi
- Roaring Springs: 7.0 mi
- Grand Canyon: 2.0 mi
- Natural Arch: 3.0 mi
- Grand Canyon South Rim: 3.8 mi
- Cedar Ridge: 4.2 mi
- Buckey O'Neill Cabin: 4.5 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 6.5 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 10.0 mi
- Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins): 15.5 mi
- désert point: 17.2 mi
- 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
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 3.7 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 4.5 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 10.2 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 16.0 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 4.5 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 4.6 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 4.9 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 8.3 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 1.5 mi
- Boat Beach: 2.1 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 3.0 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 6.7 mi
- Anita: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Cheops Pyramid. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tritle Peak | NE 53° | 2,505 m | 12.0 mi |
| Dragon Head | NNW 328° | 2,362 m | 6.3 mi |
| Wotans Throne | E 97° | 2,360 m | 9.0 mi |
| Kibbey Butte | NE 41° | 2,349 m | 11.9 mi |
| Oza Butte | NE 34° | 2,346 m | 5.2 mi |
| Shiva Temple | NW 323° | 2,321 m | 3.8 mi |
| Brahma Temple | E 81° | 2,275 m | 4.6 mi |
| Deva Temple | ENE 66° | 2,224 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 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, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359244222
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 5 mi
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