Thor Temple
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Thor Temple rises to 2,050 m in Arizona. Tritle Peak stands 2,505 m to the north-northeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Honan Point, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 6.2 miles off.
The story
Thor Temple is a 6,741-foot (2,055 m)-elevation summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, United States. It is situated 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west-northwest of Cape Royal on the canyon's North Rim, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Brahma Temple, and 2 miles (3.2 km) north-northwest of Wotans Throne. It rises 4,300 feet (1,300 m) above the Colorado River in 5 miles (8.0 km). According to the Köppen climate classification system, Thor Temple is located in a cold semi-arid climate zone. Thor Temple is named for Thor, the hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, and storms in Germanic mythology, and son of Wotan. This name was applied by geologist François E. Matthes, in keeping with Clarence Dutton's practice of naming geographical features in the Grand Canyon after mythological deities. A variant name for this landform is "Thors Hammer." This geographical feature's name was officially adopted in 1906 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
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Wikidata Q49083268, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2050 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 7 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Honan Point: 0.7 mi
- Francois Matthes Point: 1.7 mi
- Ariel Point: 1.9 mi
- Cape Royal: 2.0 mi
- Obi Point: 2.6 mi
- Wotans Throne: 2.1 mi
- Angels Gate: 2.7 mi
- Freya Castle: 2.8 mi
- The Howlands Butte: 2.9 mi
- Deva Temple: 3.2 mi
- Cliff Spring: 1.5 mi
- Roaring Springs: 5.4 mi
- Roaring Springs: 5.4 mi
- Roaring Springs: 5.5 mi
- Cliff Dweller Spring: 6.9 mi
- Angels Window: 2.0 mi
- Hartman Natural Bridge: 5.6 mi
- Grand Canyon North Rim: 6.1 mi
- Roosevelt Trailhead: 6.3 mi
- Grand Canyon: 6.8 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 2.2 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 10.3 mi
- désert point: 10.6 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 13.7 mi
- Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins): 23.2 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 4.3 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 6.7 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 9.1 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 15.2 mi
- Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 22.6 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 1.1 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 4.6 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 5.1 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 6.3 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 8.8 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 10.3 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 10.3 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 13.6 mi
- Boat Beach: 6.5 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 7.6 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 9.0 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Native market: 20.3 mi
- Native Market: 22.5 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 4.8 mi
- Saddle Mountain Wilderness: 19.9 mi
- Anita: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Thor Temple. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tritle Peak | NNE 16° | 2,505 m | 6.7 mi |
| Brady Peak | N 7° | 2,440 m | 7.8 mi |
| Siegfried Pyre | NE 42° | 2,414 m | 6.1 mi |
| Wotans Throne | SSE 147° | 2,360 m | 2.1 mi |
| Kibbey Butte | N 1° | 2,349 m | 8.2 mi |
| Oza Butte | NW 307° | 2,346 m | 6.0 mi |
| Alsap Butte | NNE 12° | 2,281 m | 8.4 mi |
| Brahma Temple | W 270° | 2,275 m | 3.2 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 | 17:52 | 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, 7 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 12409 — Thor Temple, Coconino County, Arizona.
OpenStreetMap element node/359252514
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- Grand Canyon · 10 mi
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