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Woolsey Butte

Woolsey Butte rises to 2,208 m in Arizona. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the west, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Kolb Arch, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 5.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Arizona, United States of America

Wikidata Q49091008, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2208 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.28582, -111.96572

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Peaks
  • Mount Hayden: 1.0 mi
  • Sullivan Peak: 1.6 mi
  • Hancock Butte: 1.8 mi
  • Saddle Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Marion Point: 2.2 mi
Springs: 40
Attractions: 23
  • Kolb Arch: 0.2 mi
  • Mystic Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Natural Arch: 2.9 mi
  • Roosevelt Trailhead: 4.7 mi
  • Saddle Canyon: 6.1 mi
Parks: 5
  • Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 7.6 mi
  • Cottonwood Campground: 9.0 mi
  • Bright Angel Campground: 14.7 mi
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 17.1 mi
  • House Rock Valley Buffalo Range: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Walhalla Glades: 10.6 mi
  • Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 18.0 mi
  • désert point: 18.7 mi
  • Hermit’s Rest: 20.6 mi
Museums: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Boat Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 15.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 7.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Woolsey Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lindbergh HillW 276°2,718 m6.5 mi
Saddle MountainNNE 25°2,566 m2.0 mi
Tritle PeakSSE 167°2,505 m4.4 mi
Sullivan PeakSW 223°2,469 m1.6 mi
Mount HaydenS 191°2,450 m1.0 mi
Brady PeakS 178°2,440 m3.0 mi
Siegfried PyreSSE 152°2,414 m7.0 mi
Dragon HeadWSW 243°2,362 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:40
June solstice05:1119:1119:49
September equinox06:1717:5218:26
December solstice07:3616:3717:17

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272834404958636155443427
Precip in3.63.52.91.60.80.41.82.71.91.81.41.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bright Angel RS, 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 14005 — Woolsey Butte, Coconino County, Arizona.

OpenStreetMap element node/359253674

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