Fishtail Mesa
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
- 23.3 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
- 27.8 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bison Watching Spot · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fishtail Point: 1.2 mi
- Kanab Point: 4.6 mi
- Gatagama Point: 5.1 mi
- Sowats Point: 5.7 mi
- Tahuta Point: 6.3 mi
- Indian Hollow Spring: 3.3 mi
- Showerbath Spring: 3.9 mi
- Deer Spring: 4.8 mi
- Mountain Sheep Spring: 6.2 mi
- Bitter Spring: 6.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- Keyhole Natural Bridge: 3.7 mi
- Thunder Spring: 7.0 mi
- Natural Bridge: 15.1 mi
- Royal Arch: 18.1 mi
- The Blowdown: 23.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| V T Hill | E 88° | 2,705 m | 24.6 mi |
| Telephone Hill | ENE 71° | 2,697 m | 24.3 mi |
| South Oak Points | NE 43° | 2,400 m | 20.1 mi |
| North Oak Points | NE 42° | 2,386 m | 22.3 mi |
| Elaine Castle | ESE 119° | 2,232 m | 18.5 mi |
| King Arthur Castle | SE 124° | 2,222 m | 20.6 mi |
| Little Mountain | NE 42° | 2,221 m | 17.5 mi |
| Guinevere Castle | SE 125° | 2,203 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 18:08 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:14 | 19:52 |
| September equinox | 06:19 | 17:55 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359245628
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