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The Howlands Butte

The Howlands Butte, seen from above at true elevation

The Howlands Butte rises to 1,664 m in Arizona. Tritle Peak stands 2,505 m to the north-northeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Angels Gate, a peak 1.2 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 7.6 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1664 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.09554, -112.00961

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Springs: 26
Attractions: 20
Historic sites: 5
Parks: 5
  • Bright Angel Campground: 4.8 mi
  • Cottonwood Campground: 5.5 mi
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 6.8 mi
  • Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 18.1 mi
  • Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Museums: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Boat Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 5.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 6.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of The Howlands Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tritle PeakNNE 21°2,505 m9.5 mi
Siegfried PyreNE 39°2,414 m9.0 mi
Wotans ThroneENE 77°2,360 m2.8 mi
Oza ButteNNW 332°2,346 m6.8 mi
Shiva TempleWNW 299°2,321 m9.7 mi
Brahma TempleNW 326°2,275 m2.9 mi
Deva TempleNNW 342°2,224 m4.1 mi
Hollenback PointSE 126°2,220 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:40
June solstice05:1219:1119:49
September equinox06:1717:5318:26
December solstice07:3616:3817:18

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465259677686908780685646
Precip in1.01.00.90.40.40.20.91.50.91.00.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phantom RCH, 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 12334 — The Howlands Butte, Coconino County, Arizona.

OpenStreetMap element node/359252445

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