Lyell Butte
Lyell Butte rises to 1,608 m in Arizona. Wotans Throne stands 2,360 m to the northeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Newton Butte, a peak 1.6 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Landform in the Grand Canyon, Arizona.
Wikidata Q49047228, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,608 m
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 12 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Newton Butte: 1.6 mi
- Pattie Butte: 2.3 mi
- Berry Butte: 2.3 mi
- Hawkins Butte: 2.7 mi
- Dunn Butte: 3.3 mi
- Yaki Point: 3.2 mi
- Demaray Point: 3.8 mi
- Grandview Point: 4.2 mi
- Bradley Point: 4.4 mi
- Ayer Point: 4.5 mi
- Miners Spring: 3.8 mi
- Hance Creek Spring: 4.3 mi
- Pipe Spring: 4.4 mi
- Burro Spring: 4.5 mi
- Cliff Spring: 6.9 mi
- Duck on a rock: 3.0 mi
- Cedar Ridge: 3.6 mi
- Natural Arch: 4.3 mi
- Grand Canyon: 4.6 mi
- Grand Canyon South Rim: 5.1 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 7.8 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 10.2 mi
- désert point: 11.2 mi
- Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins): 21.4 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 5.3 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 6.0 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 8.6 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 21.6 mi
- Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 24.9 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 5.1 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 6.4 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 7.4 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 9.4 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 7.6 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 8.0 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 8.4 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 9.6 mi
- Boat Beach: 5.1 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 5.9 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 6.0 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- Anita: 17.7 mi
- Native market: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Lyell Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wotans Throne | NE 44° | 2,360 m | 5.6 mi |
| Oza Butte | NNW 347° | 2,346 m | 9.7 mi |
| Shiva Temple | NW 318° | 2,321 m | 11.0 mi |
| Desert View Point | E 91° | 2,279 m | 11.4 mi |
| Brahma Temple | N 355° | 2,275 m | 5.8 mi |
| Deva Temple | N 359° | 2,224 m | 7.3 mi |
| Hollenback Point | E 101° | 2,220 m | 8.2 mi |
| Papago Point | E 101° | 2,220 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:27 |
| 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, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359248249
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 6 mi
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