Vesta Temple
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Vesta Temple rises to 1,919 m in Arizona. Dragon Head stands 2,362 m to the northeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mimbreno Point, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Vesta Temple is a 6,299-foot-elevation (1,920-meter) summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US. It is situated eight miles west-northwest of Grand Canyon Village, and immediately northeast of Mimbreno Point. Marsh Butte is one mile northeast, Eremita Mesa immediately southeast, and nearest higher neighbor Diana Temple is one mile north. Topographic relief is significant as Vesta Temple rises 3,900 feet (1,200 meters) above the Colorado River in 2.5 miles. Vesta Temple is named for Vesta, the goddess of the hearth, home, and family according to Roman mythology. Clarence Dutton began the practice of naming geographical features in the Grand Canyon after mythological deities. This geographical feature's toponym was officially adopted in 1908 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Vesta Temple is located in a Cold semi-arid climate zone.
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Wikidata Q49086994, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1919 m
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 15 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mimbreno Point: 0.7 mi
- Mescalero Point: 1.3 mi
- Cocopa Point: 1.3 mi
- Yuma Point: 2.4 mi
- Jicarilla Point: 2.6 mi
- Diana Temple: 1.1 mi
- Eremita Mesa: 1.9 mi
- Whites Butte: 2.1 mi
- Marsh Butte: 2.3 mi
- Eremita Mesa: 2.4 mi
- Dripping Springs: 2.6 mi
- Santa Maria Spring: 3.5 mi
- Cedar Spring: 5.1 mi
- Pipe Spring: 9.4 mi
- Burro Spring: 9.5 mi
- Jicarilla Bridge: 2.7 mi
- Buckey O'Neill Cabin: 7.5 mi
- Grand Canyon: 8.4 mi
- Grand Canyon South Rim: 8.6 mi
- Grand Canyon: 9.2 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 12.4 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 12.7 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 12.7 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 16.8 mi
- Thunder River Falls: 23.4 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 3.9 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins): 7.7 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 18.5 mi
- désert point: 24.8 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 7.5 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 8.7 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 11.5 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 23.2 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 7.9 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 9.7 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 13.8 mi
- Grand Canyon Natural Game Preserve: 21.3 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 7.9 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 8.8 mi
- Boat Beach: 10.0 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 14.7 mi
- Anita: 16.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Vesta Temple. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Head | NE 34° | 2,362 m | 8.7 mi |
| Oza Butte | ENE 61° | 2,346 m | 12.8 mi |
| Shiva Temple | NE 51° | 2,321 m | 7.8 mi |
| Brahma Temple | E 79° | 2,275 m | 13.1 mi |
| Deva Temple | ENE 73° | 2,224 m | 13.8 mi |
| King Arthur Castle | N 359° | 2,222 m | 11.8 mi |
| Guinevere Castle | N 1° | 2,203 m | 11.5 mi |
| Buddha Temple | ENE 67° | 2,175 m | 10.3 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 | 17:54 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Canyon NP 2, 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 13220 — Vesta Temple, Coconino County, Arizona.
OpenStreetMap element node/359253136
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 8 mi
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