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Fishtail Mesa

Fishtail Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Fishtail Mesa rises to 1,820 m in Arizona. V T Hill stands 2,705 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Fishtail Point, a cliff 1.2 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 23 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mesa in Arizona (western Grand Canyon)

Wikidata Q49029112, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1820 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.43332, -112.57658

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Springs: 59
Peaks: 54
  • Racetrack Knoll: 3.4 mi
  • Olo Mesa: 4.1 mi
  • Cogswell Butte: 5.8 mi
  • Chikapanagi Mesa: 6.6 mi
  • Great Thumb Mesa: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Deer Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Thunder River Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Beaver Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Mooney Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Havasu Falls: 14.0 mi
Attractions: 5

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fishtail Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
V T HillE 88°2,705 m24.6 mi
Telephone HillENE 71°2,697 m24.3 mi
South Oak PointsNE 43°2,400 m20.1 mi
North Oak PointsNE 42°2,386 m22.3 mi
Elaine CastleESE 119°2,232 m18.5 mi
King Arthur CastleSE 124°2,222 m20.6 mi
Little MountainNE 42°2,221 m17.5 mi
Guinevere CastleSE 125°2,203 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3518:0818:42
June solstice05:1319:1419:52
September equinox06:1917:5518:29
December solstice07:3916:3917:19

Local time (America/Phoenix).

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/359245628

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