Nankoweap Mesa
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
- 1,847 m
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
- 27.3 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 12 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nankoweap Butte: 1.6 mi
- Barbenceta Butte: 2.1 mi
- Malgosa Crest: 2.2 mi
- Tilted Mesa: 2.6 mi
- Kwagunt Butte: 3.2 mi
- Desert Facade: 3.3 mi
- Bourke Point: 4.5 mi
- Banta Point: 5.0 mi
- Jeffords Point: 5.0 mi
- Ehrenberg Point: 5.1 mi
- South Canyon Spring: 10.8 mi
- Upper Thompson Spring: 11.0 mi
- Roaring Springs: 11.2 mi
- Cliff Spring: 11.7 mi
- Cliff Dweller Spring: 12.3 mi
- Natural Arch: 5.3 mi
- Mystic Falls: 5.9 mi
- Kolb Arch: 6.1 mi
- Saddle Canyon: 6.4 mi
- Hartman Natural Bridge: 6.5 mi
- 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
- Walhalla Glades: 10.8 mi
- désert point: 16.5 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 21.4 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 24.5 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 11.0 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 13.5 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 13.5 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 13.6 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 18.2 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 20.4 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 21.8 mi
- Boat Beach: 17.6 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 18.6 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 20.3 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 11.4 mi
- Saddle Mountain Wilderness: 12.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindbergh Hill | W 276° | 2,718 m | 12.5 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | WNW 297° | 2,566 m | 5.6 mi |
| Tritle Peak | SW 234° | 2,505 m | 6.1 mi |
| Sullivan Peak | W 266° | 2,469 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Hayden | W 268° | 2,450 m | 6.1 mi |
| Brady Peak | WSW 249° | 2,440 m | 6.2 mi |
| Siegfried Pyre | SSW 206° | 2,414 m | 6.1 mi |
| Wotans Throne | SSW 205° | 2,360 m | 13.1 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 | 06:16 | 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, 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
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 22 mi
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