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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
1369 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.39304, -112.48546

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
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
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 HillESE 107°2,718 m23.4 mi
V T HillE 79°2,705 m19.9 mi
Telephone HillENE 60°2,697 m20.9 mi
South Oak PointsNNE 26°2,400 m19.5 mi
North Oak PointsNNE 27°2,386 m21.8 mi
Dragon HeadSE 128°2,362 m21.7 mi
Elaine CastleESE 119°2,232 m12.7 mi
King Arthur CastleSE 127°2,222 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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