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Hubbell Butte

Hubbell Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Hubbell Butte rises to 2,046 m in Arizona. Saddle Mountain stands 2,566 m to the north-northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Poston Butte, a peak 0.6 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 8.5 miles off.

The story

landform in the Grand Canyon, Arizona

Wikidata Q49037748, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2046 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.18721, -111.89989

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Springs: 28
Attractions: 22
Parks: 5
  • Cottonwood Campground: 7.9 mi
  • Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 9.7 mi
  • Bright Angel Campground: 12.4 mi
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 14.9 mi
  • Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 19.5 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Walhalla Glades: 4.3 mi
  • désert point: 11.0 mi
  • Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 16.1 mi
  • Hermit’s Rest: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Museums: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Boat Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 13.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 7.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Hubbell Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddle MountainNNW 342°2,566 m9.1 mi
Tritle PeakNW 313°2,505 m3.7 mi
Sullivan PeakNW 320°2,469 m7.4 mi
Mount HaydenNNW 327°2,450 m7.0 mi
Brady PeakNW 317°2,440 m5.3 mi
Siegfried PyreNW 325°2,414 m0.8 mi
Wotans ThroneSSW 211°2,360 m6.6 mi
Kibbey ButteNW 314°2,349 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:40
June solstice05:1119:1119:49
September equinox06:1617:5218:26
December solstice07:3616:3717:17

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, 9 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 6090 — Hubbell Butte, Coconino County, Arizona.

OpenStreetMap element node/359246748

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