Horseshoe Mesa
Horseshoe Mesa rises to 1,552 m in Arizona. Siegfried Pyre stands 2,414 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Miners Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Landform in the Grand Canyon, Arizona.
Wikidata Q49037494, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,552 m
How to reach it
- 12.8 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
- 29.1 mi off the San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 14 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Berry Butte: 1.5 mi
- Coronado Butte: 2.2 mi
- Sinking Ship: 2.5 mi
- Newberry Butte: 2.6 mi
- Buggeln Hill: 3.2 mi
- Ayer Point: 1.4 mi
- Grandview Point: 2.0 mi
- South Rim: 2.8 mi
- Zuni Point: 3.6 mi
- Pinal Point: 5.9 mi
- Miners Spring: 0.6 mi
- Hance Creek Spring: 1.0 mi
- Cliff Spring: 7.1 mi
- Pipe Spring: 7.8 mi
- Burro Spring: 7.8 mi
- Duck on a rock: 5.1 mi
- Angels Window: 6.8 mi
- Cedar Ridge: 6.9 mi
- Natural Arch: 7.6 mi
- Grand Canyon: 7.9 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 7.9 mi
- désert point: 8.2 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 13.4 mi
- Willows Camp: 20.9 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 8.6 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 9.3 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 10.7 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 21.7 mi
- Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 22.1 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 6.2 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 8.4 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 9.1 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 9.6 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 8.4 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 10.4 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 10.9 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 12.1 mi
- Boat Beach: 8.3 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 9.2 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 9.3 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Native market: 16.0 mi
- Little Colorado Native Market: 24.1 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 11.6 mi
- Anita: 19.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Horseshoe Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siegfried Pyre | NNE 18° | 2,414 m | 12.5 mi |
| Wotans Throne | N 9° | 2,360 m | 5.6 mi |
| Oza Butte | NNW 335° | 2,346 m | 12.1 mi |
| Desert View Point | E 82° | 2,279 m | 8.5 mi |
| Brahma Temple | NNW 334° | 2,275 m | 8.1 mi |
| Deva Temple | NNW 340° | 2,224 m | 9.4 mi |
| Hollenback Point | E 91° | 2,220 m | 5.0 mi |
| Papago Point | E 91° | 2,220 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 72 | 69 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Canyon Visitor CTR, 8 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/359246699
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 9 mi
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