Vishnu Temple
Vishnu Temple rises to 2,191 m in Arizona. Tritle Peak stands 2,505 m to the north, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Krishna Shrine, a peak 0.9 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Vishnu Temple is a 7,533-foot-elevation (2,296-meter) summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of Arizona, US.
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Wikidata Q49087115, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,191 m
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 11 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Krishna Shrine: 0.9 mi
- Rama Shrine: 1.0 mi
- Freya Castle: 1.5 mi
- Wotans Throne: 1.7 mi
- Sheba Temple: 2.0 mi
- Cape Royal: 2.1 mi
- Basalt Cliffs: 3.6 mi
- Cape Final: 4.0 mi
- Honan Point: 4.0 mi
- Ayer Point: 4.2 mi
- Cliff Spring: 2.7 mi
- Hance Creek Spring: 5.1 mi
- Miners Spring: 5.4 mi
- Roaring Springs: 9.1 mi
- Burro Spring: 9.2 mi
- Angels Window: 2.2 mi
- Hartman Natural Bridge: 7.4 mi
- Natural Arch: 8.6 mi
- Cedar Ridge: 8.8 mi
- Duck on a rock: 8.9 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 3.1 mi
- désert point: 6.9 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 15.5 mi
- Willows Camp: 23.2 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 8.1 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 9.0 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 10.8 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 16.7 mi
- Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 19.7 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 4.5 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 8.3 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 8.7 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 10.0 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 6.5 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 10.3 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 11.7 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 13.3 mi
- Boat Beach: 8.7 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 9.8 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 10.8 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Native market: 16.6 mi
- Little Colorado Native Market: 23.9 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 8.6 mi
- Saddle Mountain Wilderness: 22.9 mi
- Anita: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Vishnu Temple. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tritle Peak | N 356° | 2,505 m | 9.4 mi |
| Siegfried Pyre | NNE 12° | 2,414 m | 7.6 mi |
| Wotans Throne | NW 309° | 2,360 m | 1.7 mi |
| Oza Butte | NW 311° | 2,346 m | 9.8 mi |
| Desert View Point | ESE 118° | 2,279 m | 7.0 mi |
| Brahma Temple | WNW 296° | 2,275 m | 6.4 mi |
| Deva Temple | NW 309° | 2,224 m | 6.9 mi |
| Hollenback Point | SSE 148° | 2,220 m | 5.4 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 | 06:16 | 17:52 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 67 | 72 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Canyon E Entrance, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359253150
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 12 mi
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