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Red Butte

Red Butte rises to 2,211 m in Arizona. Wotans Throne stands 2,360 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Anita, a ghost town 9.4 miles away. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 15 miles off.

The story

Red Butte is a butte located in the Kaibab National Forest in Coconino County, Arizona . It is known to the Havasupai nation as Wii'i Gdwiisa, "clenched fist mountain," and is regarded as a sacred site.

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Wikidata Q2135916, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2211 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.81999, -112.08961

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Attractions: 11
Springs: 8
Museums: 5
Historic sites: 5
  • Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 17.8 mi
  • Hermit’s Rest: 18.1 mi
  • Willows Camp: 20.6 mi
  • désert point: 21.0 mi
  • Walhalla Glades: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Parks: 3
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 17.9 mi
  • Bright Angel Campground: 19.4 mi
  • Cottonwood Campground: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Dino: 11.8 mi
  • Native market: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 19.3 mi
  • Boat Beach: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Red Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wotans ThroneNNE 20°2,360 m21.0 mi
Desert View PointNE 44°2,279 m21.3 mi
Brahma TempleN 8°2,275 m21.6 mi
Hobble MountainsSSE 168°2,259 m21.7 mi
Ebert MountainSSE 155°2,229 m20.0 mi
Hollenback PointNE 39°2,220 m18.1 mi
Papago PointNE 39°2,220 m18.1 mi
Sinking ShipNNE 32°2,206 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0718:40
June solstice05:1319:1119:49
September equinox06:1717:5318:27
December solstice07:3516:3917:19

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238435160676659483729
Precip in1.21.21.20.70.60.41.72.11.41.30.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Canyon NP AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 10014 — Red Butte, Coconino County, Arizona.

OpenStreetMap element node/359250368

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