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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
2,208 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.28582, -111.96572

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

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
Cliffs
Springs: 37
Attractions: 19
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 HillW2,718 m6.5 mi
Saddle MountainNNE2,566 m2.0 mi
Tritle PeakSSE2,505 m4.4 mi
Sullivan PeakSW2,469 m1.6 mi
Mount HaydenS2,450 m1.0 mi
Brady PeakS2,440 m3.0 mi
Siegfried PyreSSE2,414 m7.0 mi
Dragon HeadWSW2,362 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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