The Howlands Butte
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
- 7.6 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 9 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Angels Gate: 1.2 mi
- Dunn Butte: 1.2 mi
- Hawkins Butte: 1.2 mi
- Hall Butte: 2.1 mi
- Zoroaster Temple: 2.6 mi
- Demaray Point: 2.1 mi
- Bradley Point: 2.7 mi
- Honan Point: 3.6 mi
- Cape Royal: 3.7 mi
- Jones Point: 3.9 mi
- Cliff Spring: 3.7 mi
- Burro Spring: 5.2 mi
- Pipe Spring: 5.4 mi
- Miners Spring: 5.9 mi
- Hance Creek Spring: 6.0 mi
- Angels Window: 3.9 mi
- Natural Arch: 4.6 mi
- Grand Canyon: 4.8 mi
- Cedar Ridge: 5.0 mi
- Grand Canyon: 6.0 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 4.7 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 8.1 mi
- désert point: 10.8 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 11.5 mi
- Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins): 21.8 mi
- 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
- Cheyava Falls: 4.0 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 5.1 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 5.6 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 6.9 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 6.4 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 7.9 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 9.8 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 10.7 mi
- Boat Beach: 4.5 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 5.7 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 6.8 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Native market: 20.1 mi
- Native Market: 22.6 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 6.4 mi
- Anita: 21.0 mi
- Saddle Mountain Wilderness: 22.3 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tritle Peak | NNE 21° | 2,505 m | 9.5 mi |
| Siegfried Pyre | NE 39° | 2,414 m | 9.0 mi |
| Wotans Throne | ENE 77° | 2,360 m | 2.8 mi |
| Oza Butte | NNW 332° | 2,346 m | 6.8 mi |
| Shiva Temple | WNW 299° | 2,321 m | 9.7 mi |
| Brahma Temple | NW 326° | 2,275 m | 2.9 mi |
| Deva Temple | NNW 342° | 2,224 m | 4.1 mi |
| Hollenback Point | SE 126° | 2,220 m | 8.5 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 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 86 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 56 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
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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- Grand Canyon · 8 mi
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