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Excalibur

Excalibur, seen from above at true elevation

Excalibur rises to 2,097 m in Arizona. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the east-northeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Guinevere Castle, a peak 0.6 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 8.9 miles off.

The story

formation on the north rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona

Wikidata Q14680342, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2097 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.26248, -112.25490

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Springs: 55
Attractions: 23
Waterfalls: 9
  • Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Upper Ribbon Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Ribbon Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Thunder River Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Deer Creek Falls: 16.6 mi
Parks: 5
  • Cottonwood Campground: 13.5 mi
  • Bright Angel Campground: 14.3 mi
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 14.6 mi
  • Grand Canyon Natural Game Preserve: 15.0 mi
  • Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 23.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Boat Beach: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 13.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Excalibur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lindbergh HillENE 76°2,718 m9.9 mi
V T HillNNE 28°2,705 m14.4 mi
Sullivan PeakE 88°2,469 m15.0 mi
Dragon HeadSE 137°2,362 m6.1 mi
Oza ButteESE 118°2,346 m11.8 mi
Shiva TempleSE 142°2,321 m8.6 mi
Elaine CastleNNW 330°2,232 m3.3 mi
Deva TempleESE 122°2,224 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0718:41
June solstice05:1319:1219:51
September equinox06:1817:5418:27
December solstice07:3716:3917:18

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, 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
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 4525 — Excalibur, Coconino County, Arizona.

OpenStreetMap element node/359245549

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