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Kibbey Butte

Kibbey Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Kibbey Butte rises to 2,349 m in Arizona. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the west-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Hancock Butte, a peak 0.9 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 4.2 miles off.

The story

summit in the Grand Canyon, Arizona

Wikidata Q49041448, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2349 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.24943, -111.97878

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Springs: 41
Attractions: 23
Parks: 5
  • Cottonwood Campground: 6.5 mi
  • Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 9.3 mi
  • Bright Angel Campground: 12.1 mi
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 14.6 mi
  • House Rock Valley Buffalo Range: 23.4 mi
Historic sites: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Museums: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Boat Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 5.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Kibbey Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lindbergh HillWNW 299°2,718 m6.6 mi
Saddle MountainNNE 20°2,566 m4.6 mi
Tritle PeakSE 136°2,505 m2.4 mi
Sullivan PeakNNW 343°2,469 m1.4 mi
Mount HaydenNNE 19°2,450 m1.7 mi
Brady PeakESE 118°2,440 m0.9 mi
Siegfried PyreSE 133°2,414 m5.4 mi
Wotans ThroneS 174°2,360 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:40
June solstice05:1219:1119:49
September equinox06:1717:5218:26
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, 5 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 6685 — Kibbey Butte, Coconino County, Arizona.

OpenStreetMap element node/359247518

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