Gunther Castle
Gunther Castle rises to 2,147 m in Arizona. Saddle Mountain stands 2,566 m to the north-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Cochise Butte, a peak 0.6 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Landform in the Grand Canyon, Arizona.
Wikidata Q49034372, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,147 m
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 10 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cochise Butte: 0.6 mi
- Galeros Butte: 1.0 mi
- Butchart Butte: 1.4 mi
- Awatubi Crest: 2.1 mi
- Siegfried Pyre: 2.2 mi
- Jeffords Point: 1.6 mi
- Banta Point: 2.3 mi
- Chiavria Point: 2.7 mi
- Atoko Point: 3.4 mi
- Naji Point: 3.9 mi
- Cliff Spring: 7.4 mi
- Roaring Springs: 9.1 mi
- Cliff Dweller Spring: 10.6 mi
- Upper Thompson Spring: 10.8 mi
- Blue Spring: 11.9 mi
- Hartman Natural Bridge: 2.8 mi
- Natural Arch: 4.9 mi
- Angels Window: 7.4 mi
- Kolb Arch: 7.5 mi
- Mystic Falls: 7.5 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 7.7 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 9.7 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 14.5 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 17.0 mi
- Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 18.9 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 6.4 mi
- désert point: 12.1 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 18.2 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 21.5 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 7.2 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 10.8 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 10.9 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 11.4 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 13.6 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 16.9 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 18.3 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 21.6 mi
- Boat Beach: 14.3 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 15.3 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 16.9 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 9.0 mi
- Saddle Mountain Wilderness: 15.7 mi
- Native market: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Gunther Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle Mountain | NNW 329° | 2,566 m | 8.3 mi |
| Tritle Peak | WNW 284° | 2,505 m | 4.3 mi |
| Sullivan Peak | WNW 303° | 2,469 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Hayden | NW 309° | 2,450 m | 6.9 mi |
| Brady Peak | WNW 295° | 2,440 m | 5.6 mi |
| Siegfried Pyre | WSW 246° | 2,414 m | 2.2 mi |
| Wotans Throne | SW 214° | 2,360 m | 8.7 mi |
| Kibbey Butte | WNW 295° | 2,349 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:52 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 63 | 61 | 55 | 44 | 34 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359246262
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 18 mi
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