Mencius Temple
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Mencius Temple rises to 2,115 m in Arizona. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Buttes, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 9.7 miles off.
The story
Mencius Temple, (former alternate name, Twin Buttes South) is a 7,001 ft major butte, part of the twin buttes of Confucius and Mencius Temples, near the beginning of Western Grand Canyon. Mencius Temple is south of Confucius Temple (0.56 mi), with a long ridge (Supai Group “redbeds”), projecting southwards to the north side of Granite Gorge, on the Colorado River. The buttes are below Point Sublime (~2.0 mi), and borders the west flank of the long Crystal Creek (Arizona) drainage. Tuna Creek (from Point Sublime), draining southwards, borders the west of the twin peaks.
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Wikidata Q49049195, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2115 m
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 10 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Buttes: 0.0 mi
- Confucius Temple: 0.6 mi
- Charybdis Butte: 2.5 mi
- Tower of Ra: 2.7 mi
- Osiris Temple: 3.1 mi
- Grama Point: 2.6 mi
- Claude Birdseye Point: 2.7 mi
- Bedivere Point: 5.4 mi
- Tiyo Point: 5.6 mi
- Cocopa Point: 6.0 mi
- Cedar Spring: 6.6 mi
- Dripping Springs: 7.8 mi
- Kanabownits Spring: 7.8 mi
- Santa Maria Spring: 7.9 mi
- Outlet Spring: 8.1 mi
- Jicarilla Bridge: 6.6 mi
- Grand Canyon: 9.1 mi
- Buckey O'Neill Cabin: 9.5 mi
- Grand Canyon South Rim: 9.8 mi
- Natural Arch: 10.0 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 8.7 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 9.5 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 9.8 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 14.4 mi
- Thunder River Falls: 19.9 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 7.9 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins): 9.6 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 16.4 mi
- désert point: 24.3 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 8.8 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 9.1 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 10.6 mi
- Grand Canyon Natural Game Preserve: 19.0 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 24.1 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 9.4 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 9.8 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 15.1 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 23.2 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 8.4 mi
- Boat Beach: 9.3 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 8.8 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 11.1 mi
- Anita: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Mencius Temple. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindbergh Hill | NE 44° | 2,718 m | 11.7 mi |
| Dragon Head | ENE 60° | 2,362 m | 3.2 mi |
| Oza Butte | E 86° | 2,346 m | 9.1 mi |
| Shiva Temple | E 100° | 2,321 m | 3.9 mi |
| Brahma Temple | ESE 106° | 2,275 m | 11.1 mi |
| Elaine Castle | NNW 341° | 2,232 m | 9.5 mi |
| Deva Temple | E 98° | 2,224 m | 11.1 mi |
| King Arthur Castle | NNW 340° | 2,222 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:12 | 19:50 |
| September equinox | 06:18 | 17:53 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 86 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 56 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phantom RCH, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359286699
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 10 mi
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