Solomon Temple
Solomon Temple rises to 1,541 m in Arizona. Tritle Peak stands 2,505 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Tabernacle, a peak 0.7 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Solomon Temple is a 5,121-foot-elevation (1,561-meter) summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, USA. It is situated four miles north of Moran Point, 3.5 miles east of Newberry Butte, and 1.5 mile southeast of Rama Shrine, its nearest higher neighbor. Topographic relief is significant as it rises 2,500 feet (760 meters) above the Colorado River in less than one mile. Solomon Temple was named after historical king Solomon by geologist François E. Matthes, following Clarence Dutton's practice of naming geographical features in the Grand Canyon after mythological deities and heroic figures. This feature's name was officially adopted in 1906 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Solomon Temple is a butte composed of Mississippian Redwall Limestone, which overlays shale of the Cambrian Tonto Group. The Solomon Temple Member of the Dox Formation is so named because of exposures 2.4 kilometers northeast of this butte. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Solomon Temple is located in a Cold semi-arid climate zone.
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Wikidata Q49075548, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1541 m
How to reach it
- 12.4 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 13 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Tabernacle: 0.7 mi
- Sheba Temple: 0.9 mi
- Rama Shrine: 1.5 mi
- Vishnu Temple: 2.5 mi
- Krishna Shrine: 2.6 mi
- Ayer Point: 2.8 mi
- Zuni Point: 2.9 mi
- Pinal Point: 3.3 mi
- Lipan Point: 3.9 mi
- Basalt Cliffs: 4.1 mi
- Hance Creek Spring: 3.6 mi
- Miners Spring: 4.2 mi
- Cliff Spring: 5.2 mi
- Burro Spring: 10.4 mi
- Pipe Spring: 10.5 mi
- Angels Window: 4.7 mi
- Duck on a rock: 8.9 mi
- Hartman Natural Bridge: 9.5 mi
- Cedar Ridge: 9.7 mi
- Natural Arch: 9.9 mi
- désert point: 5.0 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 5.5 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 16.5 mi
- Willows Camp: 20.8 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 10.5 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 10.5 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 12.0 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 18.5 mi
- Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 18.5 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 4.1 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 11.3 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 12.7 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 13.1 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 7.0 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 10.5 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 11.0 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 12.3 mi
- Native market: 14.3 mi
- Native Market: 16.7 mi
- Little Colorado Native Market: 21.8 mi
- Boat Beach: 10.2 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 11.3 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 12.0 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- Anita: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Solomon Temple. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tritle Peak | N 351° | 2,505 m | 11.7 mi |
| Siegfried Pyre | N 2° | 2,414 m | 9.6 mi |
| Wotans Throne | NW 323° | 2,360 m | 4.1 mi |
| Desert View Point | ESE 102° | 2,279 m | 5.2 mi |
| Brahma Temple | NW 306° | 2,275 m | 8.5 mi |
| Deva Temple | NW 315° | 2,224 m | 9.2 mi |
| Hollenback Point | SE 145° | 2,220 m | 2.9 mi |
| Papago Point | SE 145° | 2,220 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:10 | 19:49 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:52 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 67 | 72 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Canyon E Entrance, 5 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 42840 — Solomon Temple, Coconino County, Arizona.
OpenStreetMap element node/359285780
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- Grand Canyon · 13 mi
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