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Cogswell Butte

Cogswell Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Cogswell Butte rises to 1,369 m in Arizona. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 20 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Arizona, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49021356, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,369 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.39304, -112.48546

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Peaks
  • Bridgers Knoll: 2.8 mi
  • Great Thumb Point: 3.4 mi
  • Great Thumb Mesa: 4.1 mi
  • Crazy Jug Point: 5.1 mi
  • Steamboat Mountain: 5.2 mi
Springs
Waterfalls: 7
Attractions: 7

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Cogswell Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lindbergh HillESE2,718 m23.4 mi
V T HillE2,705 m19.9 mi
Telephone HillENE2,697 m20.9 mi
South Oak PointsNNE2,400 m19.5 mi
North Oak PointsNNE2,386 m21.8 mi
Dragon HeadSE2,362 m21.7 mi
Elaine CastleESE2,232 m12.7 mi
King Arthur CastleSE2,222 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3418:0818:42
June solstice05:1319:1419:52
September equinox06:1917:5418:28
December solstice07:3916:3917:19

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272834404958636155443427
Precip in3.63.52.91.60.80.41.82.71.91.81.41.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bright Angel RS, 27 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
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 20723 — Cogswell Butte, Coconino County, Arizona.

OpenStreetMap element node/359255834

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