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Nankoweap Mesa

Nankoweap Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Nankoweap Mesa rises to 1,847 m in Arizona. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Nankoweap 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 Q49056362, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1847 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.27582, -111.86016

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Springs: 28
  • South Canyon Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Upper Thompson Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Roaring Springs: 11.2 mi
  • Roaring Springs: 11.2 mi
  • Roaring Springs: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 21
Parks: 6
  • Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 3.2 mi
  • Cottonwood Campground: 12.4 mi
  • Bright Angel Campground: 17.8 mi
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 20.3 mi
  • House Rock Valley Buffalo Range: 21.0 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Walhalla Glades: 10.8 mi
  • désert point: 16.5 mi
  • Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 21.4 mi
  • Hermit’s Rest: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Museums: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Boat Beach: 17.6 mi
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 11.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Nankoweap Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lindbergh HillW 276°2,718 m12.5 mi
Saddle MountainWNW 297°2,566 m5.6 mi
Tritle PeakSW 234°2,505 m6.1 mi
Sullivan PeakW 266°2,469 m7.0 mi
Mount HaydenW 268°2,450 m6.1 mi
Brady PeakWSW 249°2,440 m6.2 mi
Siegfried PyreSSW 206°2,414 m6.1 mi
Wotans ThroneSSW 205°2,360 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:40
June solstice05:1119:1119:49
September equinox06:1617:5218:26
December solstice07:3616:3717:17

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272834404958636155443427
Precip in3.63.52.91.60.80.41.82.71.91.81.41.9

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 8490 — Nankoweap Mesa, Coconino County, Arizona.

OpenStreetMap element node/359248990

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