Mount Hayden
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Mount Hayden rises to 2,450 m in Arizona. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the west-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Point Imperial, a cliff 0.6 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
Mount Hayden is an 8,362-foot (2,549 m)-elevation summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of Arizona, United States. It is situated one-half mile (0.80 km) southeast of the Point Imperial viewpoint (eastern Walhalla Plateau), on the canyon's North Rim, where it towers 5,000 feet (1,500 m) above the bottom of Nankoweap Canyon. Mount Hayden, also known as Hayden Peak, is named for Charles T. Hayden (1825–1900), an Arizona pioneer influential in the development of the Arizona Territory where he was known as the "Father of Tempe", and he established Arizona State University. He was also the father of US Senator Carl Hayden, as well as a probate judge. This geographical feature's name was officially adopted in 1932 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. The first ascent of the summit was made in May 1978 by Joe Sharber, George Bain, and Abra Watkins via the north side (class 5.9 A2). Pegasus, a challenging class 5.10+ route on the East Face, was first climbed by Paul Davidson and Jim Haisley in 1982. The most popular climbing route is the class 5.8 South Face. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Hayden is located in a Cold semi-arid climate zone.
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Wikidata Q104222804, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2450 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
- 29.1 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 6 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Point Imperial: 0.6 mi
- Woolsey Point: 1.1 mi
- Ehrenberg Point: 1.6 mi
- Bourke Point: 1.7 mi
- Seiber Point: 1.9 mi
- Hancock Butte: 0.8 mi
- Woolsey Butte: 1.0 mi
- Sullivan Peak: 1.0 mi
- Kibbey Butte: 1.7 mi
- Alsap Butte: 1.9 mi
- Upper Thompson Spring: 4.9 mi
- South Canyon Spring: 5.9 mi
- Roaring Springs: 6.4 mi
- Roaring Springs: 6.4 mi
- Roaring Springs: 6.5 mi
- Kolb Arch: 0.8 mi
- Mystic Falls: 1.2 mi
- Natural Arch: 2.2 mi
- Roosevelt Trailhead: 3.8 mi
- Hartman Natural Bridge: 6.0 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 8.1 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 8.1 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 13.8 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 16.2 mi
- House Rock Valley Buffalo Range: 21.7 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 8.6 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 8.7 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 8.9 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 9.2 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 9.7 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 17.1 mi
- désert point: 17.9 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 19.8 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 16.5 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 17.7 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 18.8 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 22.5 mi
- Boat Beach: 13.6 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 14.3 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 16.1 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 6.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Mount Hayden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindbergh Hill | WNW 285° | 2,718 m | 6.5 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | NNE 20° | 2,566 m | 2.9 mi |
| Tritle Peak | SSE 161° | 2,505 m | 3.5 mi |
| Sullivan Peak | WSW 254° | 2,469 m | 1.0 mi |
| Brady Peak | S 172° | 2,440 m | 2.0 mi |
| Siegfried Pyre | SSE 147° | 2,414 m | 6.2 mi |
| Dragon Head | WSW 246° | 2,362 m | 12.9 mi |
| Wotans Throne | S 178° | 2,360 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 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, 7 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/359246419
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- Grand Canyon · 18 mi
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