Wallace Butte
Wallace Butte rises to 1,543 m in Arizona. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Tyndall Dome, a peak 0.4 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Summit in the Grand Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona.
Wikidata Q49087414, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,543 m
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bison Watching Spot · 16 mi
- Coconino Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tyndall Dome: 0.4 mi
- Fiske Butte: 1.5 mi
- Mount Huethawali: 1.8 mi
- Fan Island: 2.3 mi
- Fossil Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Havasupai Point: 2.6 mi
- Chemehuevi Point: 3.1 mi
- Toltec Point: 4.0 mi
- Wheeler Point: 4.1 mi
- Dutton Point: 4.4 mi
- Seep Spring: 3.6 mi
- Cougar Spring: 4.8 mi
- Powell Spring: 8.4 mi
- Kanabownits Spring: 9.5 mi
- Lower Two Spring: 10.4 mi
- Royal Arch: 5.5 mi
- Natural Bridge: 6.1 mi
- Jicarilla Bridge: 8.5 mi
- Thunder Spring: 13.0 mi
- Keyhole Natural Bridge: 16.2 mi
- Thunder River Falls: 13.0 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 14.0 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 16.4 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 17.4 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 17.7 mi
- Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins): 6.3 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 14.0 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 15.8 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 24.4 mi
- Grand Canyon Natural Game Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 16.6 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 17.2 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 18.4 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 16.8 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 17.5 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 21.8 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 16.5 mi
- Boat Beach: 17.4 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 16.5 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 18.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Wallace Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindbergh Hill | ENE 72° | 2,718 m | 16.4 mi |
| Dragon Head | E 100° | 2,362 m | 10.4 mi |
| Oza Butte | E 100° | 2,346 m | 16.8 mi |
| Shiva Temple | ESE 110° | 2,321 m | 12.0 mi |
| Elaine Castle | NE 38° | 2,232 m | 7.1 mi |
| King Arthur Castle | ENE 62° | 2,222 m | 5.9 mi |
| Guinevere Castle | ENE 66° | 2,203 m | 6.0 mi |
| Buddha Temple | ESE 108° | 2,175 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| September equinox | 06:18 | 17:54 | 18:28 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 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, 17 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 13301 — Wallace Butte, Coconino County, Arizona.
OpenStreetMap element node/359253204
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 17 mi
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