Twin Buttes
Twin Buttes rises to 2,115 m in Arizona. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mencius Temple, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 9.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Coconino County, Arizona, United States of America
Wikidata Q49085820, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2115 m
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 10 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mencius Temple: 0.0 mi
- Confucius Temple: 0.6 mi
- Charybdis Butte: 2.5 mi
- Tower of Ra: 2.7 mi
- Osiris Temple: 3.1 mi
- Grama Point: 2.6 mi
- Claude Birdseye Point: 2.7 mi
- Bedivere Point: 5.4 mi
- Tiyo Point: 5.6 mi
- Cocopa Point: 6.0 mi
- Cedar Spring: 6.6 mi
- Dripping Springs: 7.8 mi
- Kanabownits Spring: 7.8 mi
- Santa Maria Spring: 7.9 mi
- Outlet Spring: 8.1 mi
- Jicarilla Bridge: 6.6 mi
- Grand Canyon: 9.1 mi
- Buckey O'Neill Cabin: 9.5 mi
- Grand Canyon South Rim: 9.8 mi
- Natural Arch: 10.0 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 8.7 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 9.5 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 9.8 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 14.4 mi
- Thunder River Falls: 19.9 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 7.9 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins): 9.6 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 16.4 mi
- désert point: 24.3 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 8.8 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 9.1 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 10.6 mi
- Grand Canyon Natural Game Preserve: 19.0 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 24.1 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 9.4 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 9.8 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 15.1 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 23.2 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 8.4 mi
- Boat Beach: 9.3 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 8.8 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 11.1 mi
- Anita: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Twin Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindbergh Hill | NE 44° | 2,718 m | 11.7 mi |
| Dragon Head | ENE 60° | 2,362 m | 3.2 mi |
| Oza Butte | E 86° | 2,346 m | 9.1 mi |
| Shiva Temple | E 100° | 2,321 m | 3.9 mi |
| Brahma Temple | ESE 106° | 2,275 m | 11.1 mi |
| Elaine Castle | NNW 341° | 2,232 m | 9.5 mi |
| Deva Temple | E 98° | 2,224 m | 11.1 mi |
| King Arthur Castle | NNW 340° | 2,222 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:12 | 19:50 |
| September equinox | 06:18 | 17:53 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359287208
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 10 mi
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