Kwagunt Butte
Kwagunt Butte rises to 1,926 m in Arizona. Saddle Mountain stands 2,566 m to the northwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Malgosa Crest, a peak 1.1 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Landform in the Grand Canyon, Arizona.
Wikidata Q49042705, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,926 m
How to reach it
- 11.8 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
- 29.8 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 12 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Malgosa Crest: 1.1 mi
- Awatubi Crest: 1.2 mi
- Gunther Castle: 2.2 mi
- Cochise Butte: 2.5 mi
- Galeros Butte: 2.5 mi
- Desert Facade: 2.0 mi
- Jeffords Point: 3.5 mi
- Banta Point: 4.0 mi
- Cape Solitude: 4.3 mi
- Chiavria Point: 4.8 mi
- Cliff Spring: 9.6 mi
- Roaring Springs: 10.9 mi
- Blue Spring: 11.5 mi
- Upper Thompson Spring: 12.0 mi
- Cliff Dweller Spring: 12.4 mi
- Hartman Natural Bridge: 4.9 mi
- Natural Arch: 5.9 mi
- Mystic Falls: 7.8 mi
- Kolb Arch: 7.9 mi
- Saddle Canyon: 9.5 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 5.9 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 11.7 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 16.7 mi
- Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 18.4 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 19.1 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 8.6 mi
- désert point: 13.3 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 20.3 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 23.6 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 9.4 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 12.8 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 12.9 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 13.3 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 15.1 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 19.1 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 20.5 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 23.8 mi
- Boat Beach: 16.4 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 17.5 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 19.1 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Saddle Mountain Wilderness: 15.1 mi
- Native market: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Kwagunt Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle Mountain | NW 313° | 2,566 m | 8.2 mi |
| Tritle Peak | W 265° | 2,505 m | 5.8 mi |
| Sullivan Peak | WNW 288° | 2,469 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Hayden | WNW 292° | 2,450 m | 7.5 mi |
| Brady Peak | W 277° | 2,440 m | 6.7 mi |
| Siegfried Pyre | WSW 236° | 2,414 m | 4.3 mi |
| Wotans Throne | SW 217° | 2,360 m | 10.9 mi |
| Kibbey Butte | W 280° | 2,349 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:39 |
| 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, 12 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/359247596
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 21 mi
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