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Swilling Butte

Swilling Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Swilling Butte rises to 2,045 m in Arizona. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Hutton Butte, a peak 0.4 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 8.1 miles off.

The story

Ridgeline summit in the Grand Canyon

Wikidata Q49080519, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2045 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.23971, -111.90905

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hutton Butte: 0.4 mi
  • Duppa Butte: 0.5 mi
  • Colter Butte: 0.6 mi
  • Novinger Butte: 2.1 mi
  • Nankoweap Butte: 2.1 mi
Cliffs
Springs: 35
Attractions: 22
Parks: 6
  • Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 6.8 mi
  • Cottonwood Campground: 8.8 mi
  • Bright Angel Campground: 14.1 mi
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 16.7 mi
  • Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Walhalla Glades: 7.5 mi
  • désert point: 14.6 mi
  • Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 17.7 mi
  • Hermit’s Rest: 20.8 mi
Museums: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Boat Beach: 14.0 mi
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 7.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Native market: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Swilling Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lindbergh HillWNW 292°2,718 m10.4 mi
Saddle MountainNNW 335°2,566 m5.5 mi
Tritle PeakWSW 244°2,505 m2.4 mi
Sullivan PeakWNW 295°2,469 m4.7 mi
Mount HaydenNW 304°2,450 m4.0 mi
Brady PeakW 274°2,440 m3.1 mi
Siegfried PyreS 179°2,414 m3.0 mi
Wotans ThroneSSW 197°2,360 m9.7 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, 9 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

OpenStreetMap element node/359252258

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