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Coronado Butte

Coronado Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Coronado Butte rises to 2,109 m in Arizona. Siegfried Pyre stands 2,414 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sinking Ship, a peak 1.3 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 15 miles off.

The story

Landform in the Grand Canyon, Arizona

Wikidata Q49022158, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2109 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.00415, -111.94433

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Springs: 18
Attractions: 17
Historic sites: 5
  • désert point: 6.9 mi
  • Walhalla Glades: 9.0 mi
  • Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 12.5 mi
  • Hermit’s Rest: 15.4 mi
  • Willows Camp: 18.7 mi
Parks: 5
  • Bright Angel Campground: 10.8 mi
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 11.5 mi
  • Cottonwood Campground: 12.7 mi
  • Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 20.6 mi
  • Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 22.5 mi
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Artworks: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Boat Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 11.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Coronado Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Siegfried PyreN 9°2,414 m13.5 mi
Wotans ThroneN 353°2,360 m7.0 mi
Desert View PointENE 69°2,279 m7.2 mi
Brahma TempleNNW 329°2,275 m10.2 mi
Deva TempleNNW 334°2,224 m11.3 mi
Hollenback PointENE 68°2,220 m3.5 mi
Papago PointENE 68°2,220 m3.5 mi
Sinking ShipSW 220°2,206 m1.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:40
June solstice05:1219:1019:49
September equinox06:1617:5218:26
December solstice07:3516:3817:18

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, 7 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/359244611

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