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Chuar Butte

Chuar Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Chuar Butte rises to 1,940 m in Arizona. Saddle Mountain stands 2,566 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Awatubi Crest, a peak 1.6 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 13 miles off.

The story

Landform in the Grand Canyon, Arizona

Wikidata Q49020574, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1940 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.19387, -111.82544

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Springs: 30
  • Cliff Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Blue Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Roaring Springs: 11.6 mi
  • Roaring Springs: 11.7 mi
  • Roaring Springs: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 21
Parks: 5
  • Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 8.5 mi
  • Cottonwood Campground: 12.1 mi
  • Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 16.1 mi
  • Bright Angel Campground: 16.4 mi
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 18.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Walhalla Glades: 7.6 mi
  • désert point: 10.7 mi
  • Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 20.0 mi
  • Hermit’s Rest: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Museums: 4
Artworks: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Boat Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 11.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Chuar Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddle MountainNW 320°2,566 m10.8 mi
Tritle PeakWNW 287°2,505 m7.2 mi
Sullivan PeakWNW 300°2,469 m10.3 mi
Mount HaydenNW 304°2,450 m9.7 mi
Brady PeakWNW 294°2,440 m8.4 mi
Siegfried PyreW 272°2,414 m4.6 mi
Wotans ThroneSW 231°2,360 m9.7 mi
Kibbey ButteWNW 294°2,349 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0518:39
June solstice05:1119:1019:49
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, 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359244336

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