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Lyell Butte

Lyell Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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
1608 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.04609, -112.02933

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Springs: 22
Attractions: 17
  • 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
Historic sites: 6
Parks: 5
  • 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
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Boat Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 9.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wotans ThroneNE 44°2,360 m5.6 mi
Oza ButteNNW 347°2,346 m9.7 mi
Shiva TempleNW 318°2,321 m11.0 mi
Desert View PointE 91°2,279 m11.4 mi
Brahma TempleN 355°2,275 m5.8 mi
Deva TempleN 359°2,224 m7.3 mi
Hollenback PointE 101°2,220 m8.2 mi
Papago PointE 101°2,220 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0618:40
June solstice05:1219:1119:49
September equinox06:1717:5318:27
December solstice07:3616:3817:18

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343641485667726964524233
Precip in1.81.41.31.20.70.42.32.61.61.31.11.2

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359248249

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